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SENATOR Joe Biden was one of only two US senators to write a letter of support for the stamp commemorating Wexford-born Commodore John Barry — “the father of the American Navy” — as proposed by the Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn in 1999.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

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Dennis McMahon

72 Murray Street

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Courts Columnists Place: Brooklyn Place: 72 Murray Street Burlington Vermont 05401 Person: Biden Person: Joe Biden Person: Commodore Person: John Barry Person: Dennis McMahon Organisation: American Organisation: Commodore Barry Club

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