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Jersey City family among those excited about Obama

A 101-year-old Jersey City woman watched excitedly Tuesday as President Barack Obama was sworn into office. Grace Linkhorn, along with her two daughters, who are in their 70s and 80s, says she is ecstatic

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Jan 21, 2009, 8:21 PM

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