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| Description: | LexisNexis Academic provides full-text information from newspapers, the legal literature, and other sources on a variety of topics. It is organized into five major areas: “General,” “News,” “Legal,” “Business,” and “People.” These areas are on tabs. “General” is the default tab setting. General
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