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POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL A'I-I-ORNEY-IN-FACT
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<br /> Kno~' All Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation. NATIONAL FIRE
<br /> INSU~%~,NCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connecticut cocporation, 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 /> William P. Weible, Molly M. Moran, Lori A. Nc<j(~le, William Cahill, Kimbedy Sawicki, Deborah Buss, Esther C. Jimenez,
<br /> Becky L Rardin, Theresa A. Snow, Individually
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<br /> of West Chicacjo. Illinois ', ~
<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
<br /> - In Unlimited Amounts -
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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 Attomey, 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, pdnted 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 24th day of Aucjust 2000
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<br /> AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br /> ~ Michael Gengler Group Vice President
<br /> State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss:
<br /> On this 24th day of Au(~ust , 2000 , before me personally came
<br /> Michael Gengler, 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 autbodty,
<br /> and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
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<br /> My Commissio~ Expires September 17, 2001 Diane Faulkner Notary Public
<br /> CERTIFICATE
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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 A~.omey herein
<br /> above set forth is still in force, and further ce~y t~at the By-Law and Resolutio~ of the Beard of Directom of each corporation printed on the
<br /> reverse hereof are still i)a Iorc~ In testimon~:'w~e~l J~ave hereunto s~_c~i.' .b~:l my name and affixed the seals of the
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<br /> AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br /> Mary A. Ribikawskis Assistant Sec~'etary
<br />(Rev. 10/1/97)
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