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To the Senate of the United States:
I propose, for the reason stated in the accompanying communication of the Secretary of War, that the confirmation of Brevet Second Lieutenant L. B. Wood by the Senate on the 5th of February, as a second lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment of Infantry, be canceled; and I nominate the officers named in the same communication for regular pr...
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Presidents embraced the need for coherent national leadership to deal with contagious diseases.
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Presidents embraced the need for coherent national leadership to deal with contagious diseases.
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