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laurie
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connecticut
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charles
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attorney
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daniel
lungren
attorney
general
california
winston
bryant
attorney
general
arkansas
robert
butterworth
attorney
general
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michael
bowers
attorney
general
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larry
echohawk
attorney
general
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roland
burris
attorney
general
illinois
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campbell
attorney
general
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attorney
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attorney
general
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joseph
curran
attorney
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maryland
scott
harshbarger
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massachusetts
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attorney
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michigan
mike
moore
attorney
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mississippi
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del
papa
attorney
general
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abrams
attorney
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new
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fisher
attorney
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ohio
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loving
attorney
general
oklahoma
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preate
attorney
general
pennsylvania
travis
medlock
attorney
general
south
carolina
dan
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attorney
general
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van
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attorney
general
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jeffrey
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attorney
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vermont
mary
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terry
attorney
general
virginia
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attorney
general
washington
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attorney
general
west
virginia
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payton
state
new
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del
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attorney
general
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deputy
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attorney
general
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taranto
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attorney
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city
new
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national
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