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LOU REED PERFORMS AT DOWNTOWN FOR DEMOCRACY FUNDRAISER

Author-musician Lou Reed reads from his works at the March 25, 2004 political fund raiser for Downtown for Democracy group. (UPI/Ezio Petersen)

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