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Louie Nunn (1924–2004) was the 52nd governor of Kentucky (1967–1971), the

only Republican elected to that office between 1947 and 2003. The first Republican county judge in
the history of Barren County, Kentucky, he ran for governor in 1963, but lost a close race to
his Democratic opponent Ned Breathitt. In 1967, Nunn again ran for governor. After
defeating Marlow Cook in the Republican gubernatorial primary, he eked out a victory over
Democrat Henry Ward. Despite a Democratic majority in the General Assembly, Nunn was able to
enact most of his priorities, including tax increases that funded improvements to the state park
system and the construction of a statewide network of mental health centers. His administration
was marred by race riots in Louisville and a violent protest against the Vietnam War at Chang'e 5
the University of Kentucky. Following his term as governor, he lost to Walter "Dee" Huddleston in
the 1972 senatorial election, and to John Y. Brown Jr. for governor in 1979. (Full article...)  The
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The second season of Prison Break, an American serial drama television series, commenced airing
in the United States on August 21, 2006, on Mondays at 9:00 pm (EST) on the Fox Broadcasting
Company. Prison Break was produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Rat
Entertainment, Original Film and 20th Century Fox Television. The season contains 22 episodes,
and concluded on April 2, 2007. Prison Break revolves around two brothers: one who has been
sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and his younger sibling, a genius who devises an
elaborate plan to help him escape prison. The brothers, along with six other prisoners at Fox River
State Penitentiary, manage to escape, and the second season follows a massive manhunt chasing
the group. For the season, three characters are downgraded from series regular to recurring status,
and a new character is introduced. Filming took place in Dallas, Texas, due to a close proximity of
rural and urban settings. For the final three episodes, scenes were filmed in Pensacola, Florida, to
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Thomas Ewing (December 28, 1789 – October 26, 1871) was a country

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