Senator Debbie Stabenow
WAP2002031986 - WASHINGTON, March 19, (UPI)-- Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., joins the The Points of Light Foundation at a news conference in Washington on March 19, 2002, in calling on volunteers to pay tribute to the September 11th., terrorist victims through community service. Senator George Allen, R-Va., looks on. rw/Ricardo Watson. UPI
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