<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Republican Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader </Th> <Td> Abraham Lincoln; Hannibal Hamlin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1850s (1850s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Red </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Politics of United States </Li> <Li> Political parties </Li> <Li> Elections </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Republican Party </Th> </Tr>

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