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A unique ribbed fruit bowl with a distinctive openwork rim, called Betsy Ross by Fostoria Glass.
We Blog A Lot 2009
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Everybody knows Betsy Ross, which is important, but nobody mentions Mr. Heft.
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- [Editor.] [6] The name of this "Betsy Ross" has been lost, though Mr. Connell probably knew it at the time.
California, 1849-1913; or, the rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state Lell Hawley Woolley
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Betsy Ross never joined the ILGWU, so whatever she produced would have been boycotted.
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If you watched the debate yourself you might have noticed the unusual level of reality show-style antics at the top of the show, including a montage featuring candidate nicknames, multiple introductions, the singing of the national anthem and a set that looked like "Betsy Ross's vagina," according to Stewart.
Jon Stewart Takes On CNN Tea Party Debate: Reality Show Antics And A Rick Perry 'Beatdown' (VIDEO) 2011
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At the dawn of the Republic, they came in bunches: Paul Revere, Nathan Hale, Molly Pitcher, Betsy Ross, and my personal favorite, the Swamp Fox.
Who's Our Daniel Boone or Joan of Arc? Joe Queenan 2011
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"The two of you are making a very serious mistake today, the likes of which have not been seen since the Mexican Indians sold Manhattan to George Washington for an up-skirt photo of Betsy Ross."
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But the monument has become so symbolic of the U.S. and our better angels that it also wouldn't surprise if it were twice that old—if it dated from the very founding of the Republic, having been forged around the same time and under the same tumultuous circumstances as the Declaration of Independence, Betsy Ross 's flag and Washington crossing the Delaware.
Before Liberty Was a Lady Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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AM: Why do most comedians feel the need to destroy the fabric of our country that Betsy Ross and so many hard working women toiled to weave with their weaving fabric making things?
Ali MacLean: Paul Provenza Is Tearing Apart the Fabric of America 2010
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AM: This is what I'm talking about when I say you're ripping apart the flag that Betsy Ross and her weavers worked so hard on.
Ali MacLean: Paul Provenza Is Tearing Apart the Fabric of America 2010
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