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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is located in Harrisburg. The building was designed by Joseph Miller Huston and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes. It houses the legislative chambers for the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Harrisburg chambers for the Supreme Court and Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the state's governor and lieutenant governor. The capitol project was the subject of a graft scandal, as the construction and furnishing cost three times more than the General Assembly had appropriated for the project. The Pennsylvania State Capitol is often referred to as a "palace of art" because of its many sculptures, murals, and stained-glass windows, most of which are Pennsylvania-themed or were made in Pennsylvania. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006. (Full article...)
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Michael Mullen (born 4 October 1946) is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he commanded three ships and the U.S. Second Fleet before becoming vice chief of naval operations in 2003 and chief of naval operations in 2005. As chairman, Mullen was the highest-ranking officer in the United States Armed Forces. He was present in the White House Situation Room during the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. This 2007 official photograph shows Mullen in his role as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Photograph credit: United States Department of Defense
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