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On the recordMarch 19, 2010
I would like to join my colleagues in recognizing the life and accomplishments of novelist Donald Douglas Harington and stand in support of H. Res. 1040. Described by Entertainment Weekly as ``America's greatest unknown writer'' and by The Washington Post as ``one of the most powerful, subtle and inventive novelists in America,'' Mr. Harington's contributions to modern American literature deserve to be recognized and applauded by all Americans.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio
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Mar 19, 2010

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The speaker is honoring novelist Donald Douglas Harington and supporting a resolution in his recognition.

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