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When House Democrats last walked out in 2021 to stop new state voter restrictions, lawmakers were on the lam for over a month before the caucus fractured and enough members returned to restore quorum.

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In summary, Charlie is a Las Vegas cocktail waitress who goes on the lam after she calls B.S. on the wrong person: her mobbed-up boss.

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What are the odds that Luke would randomly buy a salvaged droid that just so happened to be on the lam from his own daddy?

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A gifted computer programmer, avid skydiver and motorcycle racer, Landi had been a man on the lam for roughly a decade.

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Two tough women: Aminah Nieves as Teonna, who is on the lam.

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