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Judith Collins was born in Hamilton and was educated at Matamata College before studying at the University of Auckland where she gained a Bachelor of Laws degree, a Master of Laws degree (honours) Caucus Responsibilities Spokeswoman for Welfare Spokeswoman for Veterans Affairs Spokeswoman for Family Affairs Spokeswoman for Pacific Island Affairs Select Committees Social Services (Deputy Chair) judith.collins@national.org.nz www.national.org.nz
WHAKATANE — A new shared facility between Police and Child, Youth and Family in Whakatane will ensure that child victims in the area receive the best care and protection, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today opened the new Manurewa Police Station, and paid tribute to the work of local Police in reducing crime.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A new trade training complex at Christchurch Men’s Prison will prepare prisoners to help in the rebuilding of Christchurch, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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On the 93rd anniversary of the end of the First World War, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins has today paid tribute to those who fought and died in the conflict.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Minister to host inaugural SCPEM meeting Police Minister Judith Collins will chair the inaugural meeting of the Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management (SCPEM) in Auckland this week.
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The interception of a large amount of the drug GBL is proof of the success Police and Customs achieve in the fight against crime, Police Minister Judith Collins and Customs Minister Maurice Williamson said today.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today praised the Police security operation during the 2011 Rugby World Cup, saying Police had done an outstanding job of ensuring the safety of tens of thousands of fans.
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Two new Bills introduced into Parliament today will enhance prison security and improve the management of both prisoners and offenders on community sentences, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said.
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Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins today presented a $2000 education grant to the inaugural winner of a nationwide multimedia contest commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele.
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A survey showing New Zealanders are feeling safer is a tribute to the hard work and professionalism of Police, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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The Government’s pledge to increase the number of prisoners engaged in work training and skills development by 1000 has been achieved a year ahead of schedule, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Increased pressure on criminals and a greater focus on crime prevention has contributed to a further drop in the recorded crime rate, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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A Memorandum of Understanding between Police and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will widen the net in the fight against financial crime, Police Minister and Minister Responsible for the SFO Judith Collins said.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today paid tribute to Police who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
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Corrections Minister Judith Collins today opened a new Drug Treatment Unit (DTU) at Whanganui Prison which will provide specialist drug treatment for around 130 prisoners a year.
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A shared facility between Police and Child, Youth and Family in Hamilton will strengthen their support for victims of child abuse, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Mothers who have a baby while in prison will be able to keep the child with them for two years following the opening of two Mother and Baby Units this week.
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Whangaparaoa College student, Eve Bain, 17, has won the inaugural Battle of Passchendaele Multi-Media Competition, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins announced today.
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Cash and assets worth around $48 million have been seized under new legislation enabling Police to confiscate the proceeds of crime, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins today paid tribute to the New Zealand airmen who fought in the Battle of Britain, one of the crucial turning points of the Second World War.
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The number of prisoners gaining NZQA qualifications has increased 159 percent over the past three years, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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A wave of action by Police yesterday will serve as a reminder to overseas crime gangs that they are not welcome in New Zealand, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Corrections Minister Judith Collins today joined Corrections staff at Rimutaka Prison as they farewelled the green uniform that have been in service for more than 30 years.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth’s 49-year-old Police Station is to be pulled down and a new one built in its place, Police Minister Judith Collins announced today.
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Justice Minister Simon Power and Corrections Minister Judith Collins today welcomed the rollout of court audio-visual links (AVL) to Hamilton.
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Police Minister Judith Collins has congratulated Police on being named New Zealand’s Most Reputable Government Department in a survey by NZ Management magazine.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today opened the third and final stage of the $35 million new Manukau Police Station, and paid tribute to the work of Manukau Police in reducing crime.
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A Bill reinstating the legal rights of Police over storage of youth identifying particulars, such as fingerprints and photographs, restores one of the Police’s vital tools in addressing youth offending, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Corrections Minister Judith Collins today congratulated Corrections Department staff for the successful implementation of a smoking ban across all prisons in New Zealand.
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A $2 million refurbishment of Pukekohe Police Station will enable Police to better serve their community, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today congratulated eight Police officers who received awards or citations for their actions during the Napier siege in May 2009.
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Police plan to have 30 new Neighbourhood Policing Teams in action throughout New Zealand by the end of the year, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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The world has lost an inspirational and courageous woman with the passing of World War II resistance leader Nancy Wake, Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins said today.
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The Government has approved capital expenditure of $20.8 million to demolish the existing Tauranga Police Station and build a state-of-the art replacement, Police Minister Judith Collins announced today.
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New Zealanders will never forget the great debt they owe those who served in the First World War, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins said today on the 97th anniversary of the start of the conflict.
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The Corrections Department is introducing a new case management model that will boost the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Australian and New Zealand Police and Emergency Management Ministers met jointly for the first time today in Wellington.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police Minister Judith Collins will chair a meeting of New Zealand and Australian Police and Emergency Management Ministers, Police Commissioners and senior officials this week.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today congratulated the New Zealand Police on winning a major award at the Telecommunication Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) Innovation Awards in Auckland last night.
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More staff and improved work practices have resulted in Community Probation Services (CPS) doubling community work compliance rates since 2009, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said.
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Two major organised crime busts this week have sent gangs the message that crime won’t pay, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins will prepare a Cabinet paper on how the Government honours the service of veterans at further WWII 70th anniversary commemorations.
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The number of escapes from New Zealand prisons is at a record low, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said.
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Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins has thanked a Ministerial Advisory Group on Veterans’ Health set up two years ago to advise the Government on veterans’ health issues.
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Doubling the number of prisoners receiving drug and alcohol rehabilitation is targeting one of the key drivers of crime, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today congratulated 10 Police officers involved in the Napier siege in 2009 who received New Zealand Bravery Awards at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington.
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WELLINGTON — Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins today commemorated the 61st anniversary of the start of the Korean War at a wreath-laying ceremony in Wellington.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today congratulated the New Zealand Police as they took out two top prizes at the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards in Wellington last night.
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Wellington’s new Multi-Agency Centre, Koru House, underlines the Government’s commitment to provide the best care and support for victims of child abuse, and to bring abusers to justice, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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GISBORNE — The new Gisborne Community Probation Service (CPS) centre will enable a bigger team of probation officers to better manage community offenders in the area, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said.
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The presentation of the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation to veterans of 16 Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery, will ensure the bravery shown by the unit during the Korean War is not forgotten, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins said today.
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The Government has allocated more than $8 million in funding for the Serious Fraud Office over two years to continue the fight against white collar crime, the Minister Responsible for the SFO Judith Collins says.
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LOWER HUTT — The first prison unit built of recycled shipping containers in New Zealand has outperformed expectations in its first year of operation, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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AUCKLAND — The seizure of 67.6kg of precursor drugs in Auckland this week was the result of great investigative work by Police and Customs, Minister of Police Judith Collins and Minister of Customs Maurice Williamson said today.
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CANTERBURY — Corrections Minister Judith Collins announced today that more prisoners would receive trade and employment training to help meet the demand for these skills in the Christchurch recovery.
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A Bill which makes offending against Police and Corrections Officers an aggravating factor at sentencing passed its first reading in Parliament today.
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Arrests in New Zealand as part of a major international paedophile bust shows how successfully New Zealand Police are working with overseas agencies to protect the most vulnerable in society, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today congratulated Police on a major drugs operation which dismantled a significant North Island methamphetamine supply chain and resulted in scores of arrests.
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Efforts by Australian crime gangs to establish themselves in New Zealand will meet with stiff resistance from Police and the Organised and Financial Crime Agency (OFCANZ), Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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There is no review of Police spending planned, Police Minister Judith Collins said in response to today’s Sunday Star-Times article “Police facing cutbacks.” “There is no review of Police spending, and I do not anticipate a review of Police spending, by Rod Deane or anyone else,” Ms Collins said.
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Community groups will receive over eight million dollars through the Community Response Fund says Acting Social Development Minister Judith Collins.
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Teachers and health workers will get training to recognise and respond to child abuse in a nationwide initiative announced by Acting Social Development Minister Judith Collins today.
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New Zealand streets are safer with the addition of 384 extra frontline Police officers deployed since December 2008, Police Minister Judith Collins says.
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The number of New Zealanders on benefits fell in October says Acting Social Development Minister Judith Collins.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch criminals will no longer be able to snoop on Police communications and track their movements thanks to a new digital radio network, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Corrections Minister Judith Collins today opened the second of three new Drug Treatment Units which will double the number of prisoners able to undertake drug rehabilitation.
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Taxpayer funded, interest free loans will no longer be available to drunk or dangerous drivers, Acting Minister for Social Development Judith Collins said today.
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Community Probation Services has lifted compliance with parole mandatory standards to 96 percent, up from 56 percent in September 2008, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Acting Attorney-General Judith Collins announced that Justice Wilson today resigned as a judge of the Supreme Court.
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Custodial staff at New Zealand's prisons will shortly be wearing a blue uniform rather than the traditional olive green, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Acting Minister of Social Development Judith Collins is pleased to announce funding has been granted to 14 new community programmes to tackle youth offending. The Innovation Fund, part of the suite of Fresh Start initiatives, supports local solutions to youth offending, targeting young people at risk.
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More prisoners are undertaking job training and literacy and numeracy education than ever before, Corrections Minister Judith Collins and Associate Minister of Corrections Dr Pita Sharples said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury community organisations will be able to use a special emergency fund to move to new premises if their building suffered serious earthquake damage.
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Crime statistics showing a small decline in offending were an encouraging sign, but the Government and Police would not be taking the pressure off criminals, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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High-velocity air guns, that have been described as the weapon of choice for criminals, are set to require a firearms licence, Police Minister Judith Collins announced today.
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AUCKLAND — Police Minister Judith Collins today congratulated the Police for the successful conclusion of a year-long drugs operation that resulted in the seizure of more than $5 million worth of methamphetamine.
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A ban on smoking by prisoners will make prisons safer and healthier for staff and prisoners, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
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Democracy has been restored for the New Zealand Police following the passing of a Bill allowing Police staff to serve in local government, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today welcomed the findings of the second monitoring report of the Auditor-General into the response of Police to the recommendations of the 2007 Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct.
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New Zealand's youth justice system was a great example of how inspirational people can help turn around the lives of young offenders, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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The priority the Government has placed on tackling drugs and violence has been reinforced by the latest Police crime statistics, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins today paid tribute to the Kiwi troops who fought at the third battle of Monte Cassino, which began 66 years ago today.
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Corrections Minister Judith Collins today launched a $3.6 million package of safety equipment and training designed to make Corrections staff safer at work.
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Year 13 school students will have the opportunity to join the official New Zealand contingent at Gallipoli for this year's ANZAC commemorations, Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins announced today.
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WELLINGTON — Veterans' Affairs Ministers from Australia, Canada and New Zealand, along with a representative of the United States, will discuss the future needs of service veterans at a Ministerial Forum in Wellington this week, Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins announced today.
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National and ACT have reached agreement on a three-strikes policy that will ensure the worst repeat criminals receive the maximum allowable sentence.
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MANUKAU CITY — The deployment of more than 160 additional Police and new crime-fighting strategies in Counties-Manukau are contributing to a significant drop in crime within the district, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
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New powers and increased resources have enabled Police to cut a swathe through New Zealand's illicit methamphetamine industry, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins today announced changes to the travel concessions for severely disabled war veterans, to make the system legally compliant and fairer to veterans.
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AUCKLAND — Police Minister Judith Collins yesterday honoured outstanding achievements of Police staff in the Auckland City District and presented awards to members of the public who went the extra mile to help Police.
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TRENTHAM — A range of hi-tech Police vehicles, which are being put into frontline service, will give Police the edge over criminals, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Methamphetamine-related offences are driving an increase in the number of women in New Zealand prisons, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today hailed the success of the Crimestoppers initiative which has received hundreds of calls from the public since it was launched last month.
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Police Minister Judith Collins and Customs Minister Maurice Williamson today congratulated the Police and Customs Service for the interception of a major shipment of methamphetamine this week.
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Corrections Minister Judith Collins today presented the Minister's Excellence Award to Shanis Williams - the first Probation Officer to receive the Award.
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Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins today launched a major secondary schools speech contest honouring the spirit of the ANZACs.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — A new police station at National Park will be an important link in the protective cordon around the Central Plateau, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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A team of hardened investigators is to be formed to hunt down and seize the millions of dollars in profits made by organised crime, Police Minister Judith Collins announced yesterday.
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Illegal street racers will face the ultimate deterrent with the passing of a law today which will see the worst offenders' cars confiscated and destroyed, Police Minister Judith Collins said.
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Police Minister Judith Collins today welcomed the launch of the Crimestoppers initiative in New Zealand, saying it would provide an anonymous channel for people to "speak out and speak the truth".
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