There were days that we could only work a few hours because of the high fever racking our bodies it was a living hell.

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"There is nothing else going on in this country, over the last several years, that is racking up the high number of violent crimes and terrorist actions, arsons, etc, that this particular area of domestic terrorism has caused, " Lewis testified to a Senate committee earlier this year.

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But unlike her namesake, Tamura has been racking up titles since she was in junior high.

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