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She was the second confirmed female justice after sandra day oconnor. Constitution as a model in penning your own governing document. Ruth bader ginsburgs personal trainer releases book october 17, 2017 7. I n the new and pretty fantastic book, notorious rbg. But nearly a halfcentury into her career, something funny happened to the octogenarian.
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