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poll found Ryan trailing Obama 52% to 30%. On June 22, 2004, after receiving a report from the referee, Judge
Schnider released the files that were deemed consistent with the interests of Ryan's young child. In those files, Jeri Ryan alleged that Jack Ryan had wanted her to perform sexual acts with
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