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Linda Bond walks out of the Missouri Capitol Rotunda with an official escort after the memorial service for her late husband, former Missouri Gov. and U.S. Sen. Christopher Kit Bond on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

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