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Elmira Christian Academy
Thomas F. O'Mara
March 23, 2011
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CAPITOL VISIT--Senator O'Mara is joined by students and staff from the Elmira Christian Academy during the group's visit to the historic New York State Senate Chamber at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
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