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n. - United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery.

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  • MIDKIFF - A son, MATTHEW Douglas, born Aug. 13, 2009, to Douglas and Dana Midkiff of Minden.
  • Douglas - The Boaz varsity girls secured a hard-fought 53-48 victory over rival Douglas on Monday at Loyd Berry Gym.
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