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GOV. SPITZER PROCLAIMS YEARS 2008-2010 AS EDITH WHARTON CITATION OF MERIT FOR FICTION WRITERS

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20080303
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer, D-N.Y., has issued the following proclamation:

Whereas, the Empire State is pleased to recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves through their lasting contributions to literature, art, culture, and society as a whole; and

Whereas, Mary Gordon is just such an individual - a brilliant intellect, a supremely thought-provoking writer, and an award-winning novelist whose work is so eloquent and powerful that Edith Wharton would surely see in her a kindred spirit, as both a New Yorker and a woman of depth, great wisdom, and a lively understanding; and

Whereas, in ...

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