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Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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Guaranteed, full stop, nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law.
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