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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" 
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Eight Oklahoma High Schools 
Named Scholarship Champs</B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">The Oklahoma 
State Regents for Higher Education recently named eight Oklahoma high schools 
&#8220;Oklahoma&#8217;s Promise 2008 State Champions&#8221; for leading the state in the number of 
graduates earning a state scholarship that offers free college 
tuition...<o:p></o:p></P>
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