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I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don't be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering. If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I'd still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.

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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
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