Blaine
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Blaine is the name of several places in the United States of America:
- Blaine, Maine
- Blaine Township, Michigan
- Blaine, Minnesota
- Blaine, Ohio
- Blaine, Washington
- Blaine, Texas
Blaine, Missouri is also the fictional town where the film Waiting for Guffman is set.
Blaine is also the name of several people, including:
- James G. Blaine (1830-1893), a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, after whom are named Blaine Amendments, which forbid direct government aid to educational institutions that have any religious affiliation.
- John J. Blaine (1875-1934), a United States Senator and governor of Wisconsin.
- Blaine V. Roche (1986 - present), son of Robert J.V. Roche, and more notably, the "Roche Family", out of Sicily.
- David Blaine (1973 - present), an American illusionist and stunt performer.
- Blaine was the signature of a prominent political cartoonist.
Blaine is also the name of several fictional characters, including:
- Blaine (Katsura in the original Japanese version), the name of a gym leader in the fictional Pokémon universe.
- Blaine the Mono, a psychotic artificial intelligence-controlled locomotive in Stephen King's novels The Wastelands and Wizard and Glass (adjoining books in his Dark Tower series).
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