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Creators of HBO series "John Adams" visit Capitol Hill in Washington

Author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book "John Adams" David McCullough (L) is greeted by Tom Hanks, co-producer of the HBO miniseries based on McCullogh's book, before a screening of part 2 of the miniseries at the Cannon Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

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