The Farmer's Daughter; Michelle Monaghan: An actress direct from the Great Plains is poised for a great year.(Cover Story)

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Byline: Devin Gordon

The town of Winthrop, Iowa, a tiny farming nook in the state's northeast corner, has a population of 772. In high school, Michelle Monaghan, now 27, was voted class president, a credential that's diminished slightly by the fact that a majority required just 18 votes. But just because Monaghan is a genuine Iowa farm girl, it doesn't mean she's just some farm...

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