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I'm from the Vietnam generation. I didn't serve.

Al Franken

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Al Franken
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 21
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I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies.
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Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.
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