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PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes a statement in the Fox News/Google GOP Debate at the Orange County Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2011 in Orlando, Fla.

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PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference in this June 17, 2011 file photo in New Orleans, La.

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Congressman from Texas

PHOTO: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gives the keynote address during the Georgia Republican Party Victory Dinner, May 13, 2011, Macon, Ga.

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Spies You Wouldn't Suspect

1. Josephine Baker

World famous entertainer Josephine Baker is most widely known for her legendary dancing...

PHOTO: Josephine Baker (1906-1975), American artist of music-hall.

2. Julia Child

Before she was a world famous chef and TV personality, Julia Child was a top secret...

PHOTO: American chef Julia Child stands in front of a countertop, holding a whisk and a ladle, on the set of her television series, "The French Chef".

3. Mata Hari

Dutch dancer and courtesan Mata Hari was accused by the French of being a double agent...

PHOTO: Dutch courtesan, exotic dancer and alleged spy Margaretha Geetruida Zella, better known as Mata Hari (1876 - 1917), performs the Dance of the Seven Veils in 1906.

4. Moe Berg

A graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School, major league baseball...

PHOTO: Moe Berg, catcher for the Boston Red Sox, poses for a portrait in Fenway Park in Boston in 1936.

5. Alice Marble

Former World No. 1 American tennis player Alice Marble may have made a name for herself...

PHOTO: Alice Marble of the USA walks onto the Wimbledon court to play the Women's Singles Final, July 8, 1939.

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