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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear Friends,<BR><BR>You may already have received this, but it is so important, I'm passing it along.<BR> <BR>Quincy Jones has started a petition to ask President-Elect Obama to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. While many other countries have had Ministers of Art or Culture for centuries, The United States has never created such a position. We in the arts need this and the country needs the arts--now more than ever. Please take a moment to sign this important petition and then pass it on to your friends and colleagues.<BR><BR><FONT face=Geneva color=#0000ff><A href="http://www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html">www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html</A></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Palatino color=#000000><BR><BR><FONT size=2>Happy New Year!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Crystal Tiala</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:tiala@mindspring.com">tiala@mindspring.com</A></DIV>
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