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Pri Ct Amdmt by  Cv  thStt: A Hdbk r Stt Lwmkr h b bihdby th Amric Liv Exch Cci (ALEC)  rt  it mii t dic, dv, d dimit bic ici,which xd r mrkt, rmt cmic rwth, imitth iz  vrmt, d rrv idivid ibrty. ALECi th ’ rt -r, vtry mmbrhi r-iz  tt itr, with 2,000 mmbr cr th. ALEC i vrd by  Brd  Dirctr  tt -itr, which i dvid by  Privt Etrri Brd, rr- mjr crrt d d r. ALEC i c-id by th Itr Rv Srvic   501(c)(3) rt,bic icy d dc riz. Idivid, hi-thric d, crr, cmi, r cir iib t rt ALEC’ wrk thrh tx-ddcb i.

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Th mii  ALEC’ Tx d Fic Picy Tk Frc i t x-r icy  tht rdc xciv vrmt d-i, rmt d tx icy, d hc trrcy  vrmt r.Pbic Sctr Chirm: Idi S. Jim BckPrivt Sctr Chirm: Bb Wiim

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Rb Nt i   Amric’ bt kw c-t chr. H rvd   w rr r 25yr t thr dirt ivr-i. Am thr bjct, htht Ct Lw dbcm  rcizd xrt  th rmi dd  th Uitd SttCt. H ird th  rc mtri, ch imrtt Fdi Er wbk, vrkd by thrwritr, d h h b thrt t cvr ky ct btm  th mt iictrt  th Ct. Rbh wri r m  thmt ri cdmic bihr, icdi Cm-brid Uivrity Pr, th

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Thr r vr ky t Rb’ cc   chr. U-ik mt ct writr, h h cdmic triit mry i w r i hitry, bt i bth,  w  ith L cic tht wr th mity  Fdi-Erdc. H wrk hrd t k hi hitric iv- bjcv. Mt cric, hwvr, hv b - d hbit rd i th “r wrd”—br hicdmic crr b, Rb rccd w i tw tt,r tw rt bi, d rvd   rrr tt w cmit r th

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.Ltr, h crtd d htd Mt’ rt ttwidcmmrci rdi tk hw d bcm Mt’ btkw ic cvit—di, m thr cm-i—th mt cc  rrdm drivi th hitry  th tt. H  hd h thrhvr imrtt ic  Mt i, d iJ 2000, w th rr- m v cdidt ith rty rimri r Gvrr  Mt. Fr rc-r, Rb d m i th rt tdr, whrh rcry jy hiki d kii with hi wi dthr dhtr.Rb crrty rv  Sir Fw i Ct J-rirdc t th Iddc Itt i Dvr, C-rd, d Sir Fw i Ct Jrirdct th Mt Picy Itt i Bzm, Mt.Nthi i thi Hdbk hd b ctrd  dvic; k cmtt c i yr w tt.

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