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The crowd remained civil and listened attentively through 200 minutes of speeches, prayers, songs and the awarding of medals.
Indeed, President Barack Obama was not referred to by name on stage once during the three-and-a-half hour program.
The focus of the rally was more explicitly religious than political, with many speakers openly professing their Christian faith, including Beck.
At points, it felt like a mixture of old-fashioned tent revival and a special (tamer than normal) episode of Beck’s show.
