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Reading the Declaration of Independence

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Published July 2, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Morning Edition continues its Fourth of July tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence on the air. The reading is set to the music "On the Threshold of Liberty" by Mark Isham.

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