RICHARDSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal centers on the meaning of a seemingly simple, three-letter word connecting two clauses: and. For establishing diversity jurisdiction, Congress provides that a corporation "shall be deemed a citizen of every State and foreign state by which it has been incorporated and of the State or foreign state...
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