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<img alt="" border="0" class="image-full" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/1abeug.aust_.156.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 368px;" title="Republican Representative Michael Speciale ignores protesters, police, journalists, and legal observers who pass him in the NC State Legislative Building on Monday.
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