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I`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.

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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
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Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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