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  "path": "/politics/2026/07/state-commissions-a250-illinois-rhode-island-connecticut/",
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  "textContent": "On New Year’s Eve, fireworks bloomed behind the Washington Monument. Along the side of the 550-foot structure, a birthday candle was projected, flickering as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played. This spectacle kicked off Freedom 250’s countdown to the semiquincentennial and was followed by animated neoclassic-style graphics overlaid with audio narrating the nation’s “discovery, expansion, independence, and […]",
  "title": "The Federal Government Has Made America 250 a Spectacle. These States Want It to Be a Moment for Reflection."
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