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    | Now in his fifth term, Richard M. Daley has the daily duty of running this metropolis | 
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    Suspension, cantilever, cable-stayed | 
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    | Roy Jenkins, a leader in the UK's Labour Party, wrote a bio of this great wartime Conservative leader | 
    Churchill
 
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    | In grade school he was nicknamed "Prince", as in Prince Charming; later he added "Fresh" to that moniker | 
    Will Smith
 
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    | Broadcast on the Dumont Network in 1946, "Faraway Hill" is considered the first TV show in this daytime genre | 
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    | Like the giant panda, the gray gentle lemur is known for eating the shoots of this plant | 
    bamboo
 
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    | In 2005 he was re-elected mayor of New York City by an almost 20 percent margin | 
    (Michael) Bloomberg
 
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    Basie, Dracula, Monte Cristo | 
    Counts
 
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    | Ibn Ishaq scored in the 8th century with his biography of this Muslim leader | 
    Mohammed
 
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    | She's been bringing down the house in films like "Bringing Down the House" & "Chicago" | 
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    | Important newspapers published in this country include Diario de Cadiz & Diario de Mallorca | 
    Spain
 
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    | This unusual primate with a "double talk" name is the only surviving member of its family | 
    the aye-aye
 
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    | The most populous U.S. city with an elected female mayor is this 2nd-largest Texas city, with Laura Miller | 
    (Jessica: What is Austin?) (Jimmy: What is Houston?) [ERRATUM: San Antonio is the 2nd largest Texas city.]
  Dallas
 
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    Baseball cap features, Buffalo athletes, credit-card mailings | 
    bills
 
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    | "An American Rhapsody" is a biography of this American composer | 
    (Jessica: Who is Gershwin?) (Alex: Which one?)
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    | This singer who died in 2006 began his Parade of Stars telethon in 1980; it has raised over $200 million for the UNCF | 
    [Alex specifies "UNCF" as "United Negro College Fund" in his read of the clue.]
  Lou Rawls
 
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    | The dog Laika, the first living creature in space, rode there aboard this Russian spacecraft | 
    Sputnik
 
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    | The sifaka gets its name from this, which it does while moving through the forest by vertical clinging & leaping | 
    its warning call
 
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    | Former state governor Jerry Brown reigns as the mayor of this California city | 
    Oakland
 
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    Feet,  eyebrows, McDonald's | 
    arches
 
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    | It's the 2-word title of Hillary Clinton's bestselling 2003 autobiography | 
    (Jessica: What is Her Story?)
  Living History
 
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    | In 1968 she received a special Tony Award for her starring role in "Hello, Dolly!" | 
    Pearl Bailey
 
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    | In the Bible that traitorous hussy Delilah had this man's pride & joy shaved, & then turned him over to the enemy | 
    Samson
 
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    | Sworn in as this city's 97th mayor in 2000, John F. Street is a graduate of its Temple University | 
    Philadelphia
 
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    A starched shirt, a week-old cadaver, a strong drink | 
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    | A co-biography of these two men tells of "The Battle of Waterloo and the Great Commanders Who Fought It" | 
    (Julie: Who are... Nelson & Napoleon?) ... (Alex: Nelson was at sea, remember.)
  Napoleon & the Duke of Wellington
 
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    | The daughter of the Titans Hyperion & Theia, she was the goddess of the Moon | 
    Selene
 
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