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<title><![CDATA[James Freeman - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15083.xml</link><description><![CDATA[James Freeman]]></description><category domain="15083">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[How the Fed Turned Makers Into Takers]]></title>
							<link>https://www.coolidgereview.com/articles/federal-reserve-makers-takers</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The bank that went from rescuer to rescued.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[When Blue States Chase Away Their Billionaires]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-blue-states-chase-away-their-billionaires-d7a65d7b?st=CSrpo6</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An editorial in the Chicago Tribune laments what might have been had '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Kenneth C. Griffin not become so frustrated with the state of Illinois as to move himself and much of the financial company he founded, Citadel, to Miami.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' The Tribune is responding to the news that Mr....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kamala Is Dems' 2028 Favorite, But Won't Endorse in CA Gov?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kamala-is-the-presidential-favorite-07752cdc?st=gMom3D</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[So why isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t she endorsing a candidate for California governor?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Duty, Honor, Country, City]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/duty-honor-country-city-10f3804a?st=jfRtzL</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NYPD officers foil alleged terrorists.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Still Searching for an Argument Against Voter ID]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-still-searching-for-an-argument-against-voter-id-fc47809d?st=TJj2bB</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s become extremely difficult to assume good faith on the part of those who oppose requiring valid identification to vote. This is not just because of ridiculous double standards. Having submitted the required forms and carried the required credentials to attend the 2024...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems' Time in Senate Minority May Last a While]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-despair-democrats-15ec9a12?st=JAYiZw</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The first month of a Trump administration is never much fun for Democrats. And if you think the party gets depressed about federal spending freezes, imagine the mood in the Senate Democratic cloakroom after everybody learned they have another open seat to defend in a swing state. One of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Denmark May Regret Not Selling Greenland to Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/denmark-may-regret-not-selling-greenland-to-trump-1310ad40?st=ATMxWw</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How long will the Danes even own it?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Disturbing Reminder of the Sordid Biden Family Business]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/biden-and-china-59186514?st=B7WJUY</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The ignominious end of this administration suggests that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' may be lucky if historians only remember him as a man who suffered from cognitive decline. Unfortunately character problems that date back to the days when he was mentally sound continue to haunt America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 46th...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Election a Referendum on Dems' Abuse of Justice System]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-good-reason-to-vote-for-trump-53a74e62?st=knlv7k3yf9f2cgz</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats have made the election a referendum on their abuse of the justice system.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are Democrats Still Stuck With Biden?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-still-stuck-with-biden-dbc5d6ec?mod=opinion_lead_pos12</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t think much of the president but also remain wary of the obvious replacement.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Latest Protest Vote Against Joe Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latest-protest-vote-against-biden-20fbf82c</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When primary protest votes against President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' were cast by the Democratic party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s anti-Israel wing, he could wear them as a badge of honor. But something else may be happening now, even as the president has locked up his party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nomination to run for re-election...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hunter Confirms the Family Business Is as Bad as It Looks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-family-business-38b56dc1?mod=opinion_lead_pos12</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hunter Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' claimed this week in the opening statement of his'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' deposition with the House Oversight Committee'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I did not involve my father in my business, not while I was a practicing lawyer, not in my investments or transactions, domestic or international, not as a board...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Has a Kennedy Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-has-a-kennedy-problem-16487b87?mod=opinion_lead_pos11</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters seem to have a higher opinion of the challenger than of the president.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[John Fetterman: Pennsylvania's Absentee Candidate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvanias-absentee-candidate-11662142151?st=hnyrwdg79cwfazk&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Weeks before mail voting, John Fetterman is still ducking debates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Inflation Election of 2022]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-inflation-election-of-2022-11649707111?st=1gt2ujcny64zrna&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Inflation is the dominant issue right now for many voters nationwide and is likely to remain so through the November congressional elections. This means that if Democrats want to try to avoid the loss of their majorities they must act quickly to encourage the supply side of the economy,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can We Trust the Process in Philadelphia?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-we-trust-the-process-in-philadelphia-11604685839?mod=djemalertNEWS</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Candidates should not have to go to court to ensure transparency.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voters: Consider the Cost of Not Having Trump in Charge]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/maria-bartiromo-james-freeman-trump-agenda-cost</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The United States may never have another president as loved and hated as'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Donald Trump. And it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s hard to imagine one being subjected to so many investigations.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Now Corruption Story Is About Joe, Not Hunter Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/now-corruption-story-is-about-joe-not-hunter-11603392288?mod=djemalertNEWS</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How long can the media blackout continue?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Pelosi Making Mexico Pay for its Trump Deal?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/is-pelosi-making-mexico-pay-for-its-trump-deal/ar-BBXxtlF</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Speaker of the House who called a border wall with Mexico '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'an immorality'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' is still sitting on a Mexican request to approve a new trade agreement. What is the morality of ignoring this key priority of our southern neighbors?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Bidens Concede]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-bidens-concede/ar-AAILOi6</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Not even the Biden family seems willing to stand behind their questionable financial arrangements. A business associate in Shanghai doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t seem to have an explanation yet, either. Are the bitter-enders at CNN and NBC News finally ready to stop defending the indefensible?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders' Plan to Abolish American Billionaires]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/yes-bernie-can/ar-AAHTCiS</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Billionaires should not exist,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' says Sen. Bernie Sanders (Socialist, Vt.). This week he sketched out a tax plan to ensure they won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t, at least in the United States.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Spreading Rumors About Trump Wasn't McCain's Finest Hour]]></title>
							<link>https://outline.com/nrRYrE</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is receiving the usual media condemnation for his weekend tweeting, including for his inaccurate commentary about the late Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) But reporters should acknowledge that an accurate recounting of the facts also shows ample grounds to criticize...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar's History of America]]></title>
							<link>https://outline.com/DMdP3s</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Not that it will make Israelis feel any better, but Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t seem to like America all that much, either.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Adam Schiff Satisfied With NBC News?]]></title>
							<link>https://outline.com/Jp5tA6</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NBC News proudly notes that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Meet the Press'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' is the longest-running program on network television.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Trump Creating New Republicans?]]></title>
							<link>https://outline.com/Sk4u3j</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Current polls suggest that Republicans could be in for a rough November, but not as rough as one might expect among a key voting constituency.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Reason to Believe Republicans Can Hold the House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-republican-rally-1516399468?shareToken=st7e7256efe3854193a21609a445eb51e7&amp;reflink=article_email_share</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican Rally]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is CNN Protecting Adam Schiff?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-cnn-protecting-adam-schiff-1513030251?shareToken=st00b0acbcc980433fab1809c52360f616&amp;reflink=article_email_share</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Journalists continue to air his fact-free allegations without requiring evidence.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Did Obama Know About Comey's Surveillance?]]></title>
							<link>https://t.co/YQhP9Wx6a7</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week CNN is reporting more details on the Obama Administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 2016 surveillance of people connected to the presidential campaign of the party out of power.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems' Coalition of the Descendant]]></title>
							<link>https://t.co/yE7BQ32LOM</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hard as it may be to believe, this could be the beginning of the end of identity politics.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[More Evidence That Comey Deserved to Be Fired]]></title>
							<link>https://t.co/hx2KDXihfP</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>James Freeman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s He Going to Explain This?]]></description>
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