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<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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<br />Know All Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, NATIONAL FIRE
<br />INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connecticut corporation, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING,
<br />PENNSYLVANIA, a Pennsylvania corporation (herein collectively called "the CCC Surety Companies"), are duly organized and existing
<br />corporations having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signature and seals
<br />herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br />Litton E. S. Field, Jr., M. A. Jones, F. E. Launstein, Individually
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<br />of St. Paul, Minnesota
<br />their true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf
<br />bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
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<br />and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations
<br />and all the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed.
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<br />This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Laws and Resolutions, printed on the reverse
<br />hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
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<br />In Witness Whereof, the CCC Surety Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Group Vice President and their
<br />corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 5th day of May , 2000
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<br />CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
<br />NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br />AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br />Marvin J. Cashion
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<br />Group Vice President
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<br />State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss:
<br />On this 5th day of May 2000 ,before me personally came
<br />Marvin J. Cashion, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois;
<br />that he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD,
<br />and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING. PENNSYLVANIA described in and which executed the above instrument; that he
<br />knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed
<br />pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority,
<br />and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
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<br />My Commission Expires September 17, 2001
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<br />CERTIFICATE
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<br />Diane Faulkner
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<br />Notary Public
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<br />I, Mary A. Ribikawskis, Assistant Secretary of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
<br />HARTFORD. and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein
<br />above set forth is still in force. and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of each corporation printed on the
<br />reverse hereof are still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seals of the
<br />said corporations this 5th day of October , 2000 .
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<br />(Rev. 1 0/1/97)
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<br />CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
<br />NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br />AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br />Mary A. Ribikawskis
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<br />Assistant Secretary
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