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*worked in the Hidden Wounds of War Commission focuses on improving the access to mental health services available to veterans. In 2007, Brown wrote a law establishing a check off box on State income tax forms to allow a filer to indicate if he or she is a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. Known as the “Welcome Home” bonus, the measure was passed with [[bipartisan]] support.<ref name=bio/>
*worked in the Hidden Wounds of War Commission focuses on improving the access to mental health services available to veterans. In 2007, Brown wrote a law establishing a check off box on State income tax forms to allow a filer to indicate if he or she is a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. Known as the “Welcome Home” bonus, the measure was passed with [[bipartisan]] support.<ref name=bio/>


*refers to the currently legalized [[same-sex marriage in Massachusetts]] as a settled issue, which he does not wish to change.<ref name=live/> Brown said he agrees with President Obama's positions on both [[Same-sex marriage in the United States|anti-gay-marriage]] and [[Civil union in the United States|pro-civil-unions]].<ref name=dog/> He opposes ending the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], and generally favors leaving the issue to the states to decide.<ref name=parker/>
*said he believes that marriage is between a man and a woman, but refers to the currently legalized [[same-sex marriage in Massachusetts]] as a settled issue, which he does not wish to change.<ref name=live/> Brown said he agrees with President Obama's positions on both [[Same-sex marriage in the United States|anti-gay-marriage]] and [[Civil union in the United States|pro-civil-unions]].<ref name=dog/> He opposes ending the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], and generally favors leaving the issue to the states to decide.<ref name=parker/>


*stated “Roe v. Wade is the law of the land, and does not plan to seek to overturn it. He is against [[partial-birth abortion]]s", also known as [[intact dilation and extraction]]. He believes in [[parental consent]], a strong parental notification law."<ref name=dog/>, for minors who seek an abortion. He said he would not use abortion as a [[Litmus test (politics)|litmus test]] in [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court confirmations]]."<ref name=dog/>
*stated “Roe v. Wade is the law of the land, and does not plan to seek to overturn it. He is against [[partial-birth abortion]]s", also known as [[intact dilation and extraction]]. He believes in [[parental consent]], a strong parental notification law."<ref name=dog/>, for minors who seek an abortion. He said he would not use abortion as a [[Litmus test (politics)|litmus test]] in [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court confirmations]]."<ref name=dog/>

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For other people named Scott Brown (politician), see Scott Brown (politician) (disambiguation).
Scott Philip Brown
United States Senator-elect
from Massachusetts
Assuming office
SucceedingPaul Kirk
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex district
Assumed office
March, 2004
Preceded byCheryl Jacques
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 9th Norfolk district
In office
1998–2004
Preceded byJo Ann Sprague
Succeeded byRichard J. Ross
Member of the
Wrentham, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
In office
1995–1998
Personal details
Born (1959-09-12) September 12, 1959 (age 64)
Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGail Huff
ChildrenArianna Brown
Ayla Brown
ResidenceWrentham, Massachusetts
Alma materTufts University
Boston College Law School
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, soldier
ProfessionReal estate law
Websitewww.ScottBrown.com
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1980–Present
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
UnitArmy National Guard

Scott Philip Brown (born September 12, 1959)[1] is the United States Senator-elect from Massachusetts. On January 19, 2010, he defeated Democrat Martha Coakley 52% to 47% in the special election to fill the remaining three years of the U.S. Senate term vacated by the death of Ted Kennedy. Brown became the first Republican to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since 1972.[2] While initially trailing Attorney General Martha Coakley in polling by a large margin, Brown closed the gap in the first weeks of January 2010 before going on to win the election.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Pending his imminent resignation from the Massachusetts state Senate, he continues to represent the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District and has held this office since 2004.[10]

Brown is a graduate of Wakefield High School (1977), Tufts University (1981), and Boston College Law School (1985). He is a practicing attorney specializing in real estate law.[11]

Early life and non-political career

Brown grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts and spent his summers in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where his father served as a city councilor for 18 years. Brown's father, C. Bruce Brown, and mother,[1] Judith,[12]divorced when he was about a year old. Both his parents have since remarried three times. His father and his grandfather were Republicans. His father has said that young Scott became interested in running for political office in the mid 1960s while accompanying him on a campaign for state office; Scott Brown recalls holding campaign signs for his father.[13]

Brown has said that he "didn't grow up with all the advantages in life" and that his working mother needed welfare benefits for a short time.[14] During various periods of his childhood, Brown lived with his grandparents and his aunt. Brown has stated that when he was 12 years old, he was brought before Judge Samuel Zoll in Salem, Massachusetts for shoplifting record albums. Zoll asked Brown if his siblings would like seeing him play basketball in jail, and had Brown write a 1500 word essay on that question as his punishment. Brown said, "That was the last time I ever stole, the last time I ever thought about stealing... The other day I was at Staples, and something was in my cart that I didn’t pay for. I had to bring it back because.... I thought of Judge Zoll."[1]

Brown graduated from Wakefield High School in 1977[10] and then earned a Bachelors of Arts from Tufts University, in 1981. He received a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1985.[15]

He joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard when he was 19, receiving his basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey.[1] Brown has said the rescue efforts of Guard members during the blizzard of 1978 left a lasting impression on him. He attended ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) at Northeastern University.[16] He has been active with the Guard for about 30 years and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Serving as the Army Guard's head defense attorney in New England, he assists the Judge Advocate General's Corps out of Milford, defending Guard members who have legal difficulties such as positive drug tests.[12]

Brown has been deployed to Kazakhstan for two weeks and to Paraguay for one week. He has said, "I go where they order me to go... I'm just proud to serve and be part of the team."[12] He wishes to stay in the Guard in the future, but he will be unable to do so given the service's mandatory retirement at age 50. He has expressed disappointment at this rule, remarking that "I'm probably one of the most qualified soldiers in the entire Massachusetts [Guard].... I have enlisted service, I have infantry, quartermaster, JAG, I'm airborne qualified, I’ve been to all the courses".[1] Brown received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in homeland security shortly after the 9/11 attacks.[10]

Political career

Brown began his political career in 1992, when he was elected to be an assessor in Wrentham, Massachusetts. At that time, he "caught the political bug."[12] In 1995, he was elected to the Wrentham Board of Selectmen, and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 9th Norfolk District in 1998.

After incumbent Democrat Cheryl Jacques resigned, Brown was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in a special election on March 2, 2004, against Angus McQuilken, a top Jacques aide. Brown was re-elected as state senator on November 2, 2004, and again on November 7, 2006 without opposition. He also won re-election in November 2008, defeating Democratic candidate Sara Orozco by a 59 - 41 percent margin. In the Massachusetts Legislature, Brown serves on the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, the Joint Committee on Education, Joint Committee on Election Laws, the Joint Committee on Higher Education, the Joint Committee on Public Safety, and the Homeland Security Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs.[15]

In February 2007, Brown was invited to speak at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts as part of a debate on gay marriage. During the presentation, Brown defended himself and his daughter Ayla against several attacks by the high school students, who had launched a Facebook group attack. During his appearance, Brown directly quoted several of the vulgar statements made against his family and announced the names of King Philip students who had written the statements.[17]

U.S. Senate campaign

Main article: United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010

On September 12, 2009, Brown announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat that became vacant on the death of Ted Kennedy, saying the state "needs an independent thinker". Brown has been characterized by self-described conservative[18] columnist Kathleen Parker as a moderate New England Republican with socially moderate and fiscally conservative views,[19] but has also been criticized by the Sun Chronicle editorial page for "his extreme positions on choice, gender, and other social questions".[20] Assistant Professor Boris Shor of the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies has described Brown as a liberal Republican by national standards, but well-suited for his Massachusetts constituency.[21][22][23]

On December 8, 2009, Brown won the Republican primary. In the general election in January 2010, he faced the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Martha Coakley, and independent Joseph L. Kennedy (no relation to the Kennedy family).[24] A week before the general election, Brown raised $1.3 million from over 16,000 donors in a 24-hour money bomb. His campaign office stated it raised $5m US over the period from January 11-15.[25][26] Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report stated on January 17 that he would put his "finger on the scale" for Scott Brown as the favorite. The Rothenberg Political Report released a statement that "the combination of public and private survey research and anecdotal information now strongly suggests that Republican Scott Brown will defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in tomorrow's race".[27] As of January 18, 2010, Brown led Coakley in the Intrade prediction market by an 8 to 2 margin.[28] Suffolk University's polling of three bellwether counties on January 18, had Brown leading Coakley by double-digit margins.[29] Nate Silver of the political statistics blog FiveThirtyEight.com projected on January 18 that there was a 75% chance that Brown would defeat Coakley[30]—part of the euphoria which Reuters attributed as driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to a 15-month high on the afternoon of the Tuesday election.[31] Brown won the January 19 election, performing well in traditional Republican strongholds and holding rival Coakley's margins down in many Democratic precincts.[32][33][34]

In the special election campaign in 2010, controversy erupted over a conscientious objector amendment Brown had sponsored in 2005, which, according to The Boston Globe, "would have allowed a doctor, nurse or hospital to deny rape victims an emergency contraceptive if it 'conflicts with a sincerely held religious belief.'" Coakley ran a television advertisement attacking Brown over the amendment saying, "Brown even favors letting hospitals deny emergency contraception to rape victims." Brown's daughter Ayla called the Coakley advertisement "completely inaccurate and misleading", and Brown criticized Coakley for running what he described as "attack ads".[35] FactCheck.org also criticized Coakley's ad as "misleading" and "far from the truth" since, according to the website, it did not mention that contraception would still be administered by other personnel.[36] Brown's position on the issue is the same as the late Ted Kennedy.[37]

For the 2010 Senate race, Brown was supported by the Greater Boston Tea Party group,[38] which organized a January 2, 2010 fundraising breakfast for him in Boston, which he attended.[39] The Boston Globe reported that Brown claimed he was unfamiliar with the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party Express[40] has endorsed Brown's campaign. [41] When told that different people labeled him a conservative, moderate and a liberal Republican, he responded “I’m a Scott Brown Republican.”[42] Brown has voted about 90 percent of the time with the Republican party.[43]

On election night, after Coakley conceded, Brown gave a victory speech that concluded, "I'm Scott Brown, I'm from Wrentham, I drive a truck, and I am nobody's senator but yours."[44]

Political positions

Brown has positioned himself as an independent conservative counterweight to Massachusetts' current all-Democratic, 12-member Congressional delegation.[12][1] He describes himself as fiscally conservative and socially conscious. He has said, "I'm going to be the only person down there who is going to be the independent voter and thinker.... I've always been the underdog in one shape or form".[1]

  • opposes a proposed multi-billion dollar tax on banks and prescribing bank executive compensation. Brown, discussing the proposal through a spokesperson, said that "he is opposed to higher taxes, especially in the midst of a severe recession". He also opposes it on the grounds that the tax would likely be passed onto consumers in the form of higher service and ATM fees.[45][46]
  • advocates that suspected terrorists be tried in military tribunals and not civilian courts.[16] He also supports the use of enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding.[47]
  • supports expanding solar power, wind power, nuclear power, and offshore drilling exploration as a means to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. He opposes putting up a wind farm on Nantucket Sound, remarking, "[i]t's like putting turbines on Boston Common".[1]
  • worked in the Hidden Wounds of War Commission focuses on improving the access to mental health services available to veterans. In 2007, Brown wrote a law establishing a check off box on State income tax forms to allow a filer to indicate if he or she is a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. Known as the “Welcome Home” bonus, the measure was passed with bipartisan support.[10]
  • opposes federal funding for elective abortions in accordance with the Hyde Amendment.[6]
  • supported bill that requires emergency rooms to provide contraceptives to rape victims.[35]
  • supports religious hospitals in refusing to provide emergency contraception, causing the woman to go to another hospital. He said, “That's really up to the hospital. There are many, many hospitals that can deal with that situation.”[48]
  • supports the death penalty.[49]
  • opposes providing driver’s licenses and in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. He also supports strengthening border enforcement and creating an employment verification system with penalties for companies that hire illegal immigrants.[49]

Organizational associations and honors

Brown is a 30-year member of the Massachusetts National Guard, in which he currently holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Brown was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in organizing the National Guard to quickly support homeland security following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.[50][51] Lieutenant Colonel Brown has also completed Airborne School and been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

A member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Brown is also involved in the Wrentham Lions Club, United Chamber of Commerce, North Attleboro/Plainville Chamber of Commerce, Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce, and USA Triathlon Federation. He serves as a Board Member of the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership Inc., and serves on the Hockamock YMCA Board of Incorporators. [citation needed]

Brown has received the "Public Servant of the Year" Award from the United Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in reforming the state's sex offender laws and protecting the rights of victims. [citation needed] Brown's family has helped raise funds for such organizations as The Horace Mann Educational Associates, Wrentham Developmental Center, Charles River Arc, and the Arc of Northern Bristol County, all for the care and support of those with developmental disabilities. He has also been recognized by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) for his work in creating an environment that encourages job growth and expansion in Massachusetts. [citation needed]

Personal life

Family

Brown is married to WCVB-TV reporter Gail Huff; they have two daughters, Ayla Brown, an American Idol semi-finalist and star basketball player at Boston College, and Arianna Brown, a competitive equestrian and pre-medical student at Syracuse University. Besides their primary home, the couple owns a home in Rye, New Hampshire, three condos in Boston, and a timeshare on the Caribbean island of Aruba.[1][52][53] They live in Wrentham, Massachusetts.

Religion

Brown and his family worship at New England Chapel in Franklin, a member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. They also have a relationship with an order of Cistercian Roman Catholic nuns at Mt. St. Mary’s Abbey in Wrentham. The Brown family has raised over $5 million for the order, helping to install solar panels, a wind turbine and a candy manufacturing plant that the order operates. Sister Katie McNamara has said of the family, "[w]e pray for them every day".[1]

Sports

Brown is a champion long-distance runner, bicyclist, and swimmer. He has won several awards and trophies competing in triathlons and duathlons, but because of an intense schedule, he cut back from frequent exercise during his 2009-2010 Senate campaign.[12]

Scott Brown has also played basketball since a young age. He was a senior co-captain at Wakefield High School, earning the title of Middlesex League MVP. He continued playing the sport at Tufts University, where he became known for his adept jump-shots and acquired his sports nickname, "Downtown Scotty Brown".[1]

Modeling

In June 1982, Brown, then a 22-year-old law student at Boston College, posed without clothes [54][12] in a Cosmopolitan centerfold as the winner of the magazine's "America's Sexiest Man" contest, using the earnings towards paying for college. In the interview, he referred to himself as "a bit of a patriot" and stated that he had political ambitions.[54][12] Brown has also worked as an actor in his early career,[12] appearing in a variety of television commercials.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Mooney, Brian C. (November 20, 2009). "Being the underdog never deters a driven Brown". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  2. ^ "Scott Brown wins Massachusetts Senate special election race". Washington Post. January 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "Poll: Scott Brown surges to double-digit lead over Martha Coakley". MyFoxBoston.com. January 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "Senate Race Competitive" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. January 9, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  5. ^ http://insidemedford.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ma-senate-poll-results.pdf
  6. ^ a b c Kathleen Parker (January 10, 2010). "A Republican Senate upset in Massachusetts?". Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  7. ^ "Senate Race Competitive" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. January 9, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  8. ^ Johnson, Glen (January 15, 2010). "Health bill at stake, Obama to stump in state". Associated Press/Washington Post. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "RSS". American Research Group. January 18, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d "State Senator Scott Brown". ScottBrown.com. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  11. ^ http://www.scottbrown.com/Bio.htm
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ring, Dan (November 30, 2009). "Republican Scott Brown, seeking to fill the seat held by Ted Kennedy, favors more troops in Afghanistan, opposes health insurance overhaul". MassLive.com. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  13. ^ http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_014234708.html
  14. ^ Brown, Scott (January 14, 2010). "A New Day Is Coming To Restore Faith And Balance". Opinion. Boston Globe.
  15. ^ a b Associated Press staff reporters (January 16, 2010). "US Senate candidate Scott Brown, at a glance". Associated Press / Washington Post. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  16. ^ a b Mooney, Brian C. (January 7, 2010). "Guard service a key to candidate Brown". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Heather McCarron (February 10, 2007). "Brown on hot seat after quoting 'F' word at school appearance". MetroWest Daily News.
  18. ^ Parker, Kathleen (January 11, 2010). "This conservative will miss Ellen Goodman's columns". The Beaumont Enterprise. Beaumont, Texas: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  19. ^ Parker, Kathleen (January 10, 2010), "A Republican Senate upset in Massachusetts?", The Washington Post, retrieved 2010-01-18{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  20. ^ "She's got it right on the issues". The Sun Chronicle. Attleboro, Massachusetts. January 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-18. {{cite news}}: More than one of |work= and |newspaper= specified (help)
  21. ^ Shor, Boris (January 15, 2010). "Scott Brown is a more liberal Republican than Dede Scozzafava". Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  22. ^ Gelman, Andrew (January 15, 2010). "Scott Brown is a Liberal Republican". FiveThirtyEight.com. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  23. ^ Sullivan, Andrew (January 16, 2010). "More Liberal Than Scozzafava". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  24. ^ Michael Levenson (December 8, 2009). "Scott Brown wins GOP primary, readies for race against Coakley". Boston.com.
  25. ^ "Candidates for Kennedy seat make final money pitch". Boston Herald. January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  26. ^ Karl Vick; Chris Cillizza (January 16, 2010). "Democrats scramble in Massachusetts to retain Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  27. ^ Carnevale, Mary Lu (January 18, 2010). "Bay State Battle: New Indicators Show Brown Gaining Ground". WSJ blogs. Wall Street Journal.
  28. ^ "MA Special Election". January 18, 2010.
  29. ^ Catanese, David (January 18, 2010). "New Poll: Brown Up 9". Politico.
  30. ^ Silver, Nate (January 18, 2010). "538 Model Posits Brown as 3:1 Favorite". FiveThirtyEight.com.
  31. ^ Whitesides, John (January 19, 2010). "Republican wins Senate race in Massachusetts". Reuters. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ "Massachusetts County Results". January 20, 2010.
  33. ^ "Brown wins Massachusetts Senate race, CNN projects". CNN.com. January 19, 2010.
  34. ^ "Brown Beats Coakley in Massachusetts Senate Race". FOXNews.com. January 19, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  35. ^ a b Viser, Matt (January 12, 2010), "Brown's daughters call for Coakley to take down ad", The Boston Globe, retrieved 2010-01-14{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Cite error: The named reference "daughters" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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  37. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.pope.letter/index.html
  38. ^ http://greaterbostonteaparty.com/2010/01/massachusetts-special-senate-election-update/
  39. ^ "Boston Tea Party hosts Brown campaign fundraiser on January 2, 2010".
  40. ^ http://www.teapartyexpress.org/
  41. ^ "Tea Party Express Endorses Scott Brown for US Senate Massachusetts" (Press release). American Conservative Daily. January 9, 2010.
  42. ^ "Campaigns going strong as Kennedy seat race heads into final days". Boston Globe. January 13, 2010.
  43. ^ Politifact, http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/jan/18/barack-obama/obama-says-browns-voting-record-not-independent/
  44. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/us/politics/20text-brown.html?pagewanted=2
  45. ^ Stephanie Ebbert; Matt Viser (January 14, 2010). "Mass. Senate candidates clash on terrorism, bank bailout tax". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  46. ^ Fouhy, Beth (January 16, 2010). "Mass. Senate candidate Brown bashes Obama bank tax". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  47. ^ "Brown and Coakley clash over terror suspects' rights". Boston Globe. January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  48. ^ 96.9 Boston Talks podcast of the January 5, 2010 debate
  49. ^ a b c Pappas, Alex (January 19, 2010). "Where Senator-elect Scott Brown stands on issues — other than health care". The Daily Caller. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  50. ^ Band, Gary (31 January 2007). "Wakefield son promoted to lieutenant colonel". The Wakfield Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  51. ^ "Senator Scott Brown Army Commendation Medal".
  52. ^ "Financial disclosure, April 2009" (PDF). Mass State Ethics commission.
  53. ^ Zillow real estate information, http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/33-Oceanview-Ave-Rye-NH-03870/86805237_zpid/
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Served alongside: John Kerry 		Incumbent
Massachusetts Senate
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2004–2010 		Succeeded by
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jo Ann Sprague
 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 9th Norfolk district
1998–2004 		Succeeded by
Richard J. Ross
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