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    {"title" :"We the People API","summary" : "“APIs for WhiteHouse.gov? What in the heck does that mean?” Like President Obama, you may be asking the same question.","date" : "2013-05-09T09:09:16-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"gray-brooks" : "Gray Brooks"},"topics" : {
        
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