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343:-The arguments for/against above are actually moot now. The page is completely different today than when this template was applied. Old resume content deleted. New interesting/unusual type content added. The guy is no Barry Bonds, but he's notable enough among the Washington, D.C. scene. And if we have state legislators and small town mayors having their own Knowledge (XXG) articles, then this guy having one is probably fine.
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