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To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he'd be on Mount Rushmore by now.

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Andrew Sullivan
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 10
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