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I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don't want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.
Al Sharpton
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Al Sharpton
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
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Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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I am in hell already. I am in Israel.
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