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Jeffrey Thompson

St. Paul, Minn.

February 25, 2010 2:59 PM

Slideshow: New citizens welcomed

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New citizens — More than 220 new citizens representing 50 nations took the oath during a naturalization ceremony at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
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Certificates of citizenship — Certificates of citizenship are presented following a naturalization ceremony at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
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Naturalization ceremony — Arlington Senior High School students presented the colors during a naturalization ceremony at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. More than 220 new citizens representing 50 nations participated in the ceremony.
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Jenani Sara — Jenani Sara, 3, wandered the isles of the Fitzgerald Theater before the start of a naturalization ceremony in St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Sara's parents were two of the more than 220 people becoming new citizens of the United States of America Thursday morning.
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