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Mayor: Karl Dean (to Sept. 2015) 2010 census population (rank):1 601,222 (25); Male: 291,294 (48.5%); Female: 309,925 (51.5%); White: 363,611 (60.5%); Black: 170,907 (28.4%); American Indian and…
Answer Key Who played Mrs. Robinson, the seductress mother who slept with the young Dustin Hoffman, in The Graduate?Faye DunawayAnne BancroftElizabeth TaylorLauren BacallWhich network…
