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I believe it is a good thing to get rid of Gaddafi. But does America have to do everything?

Barney Frank

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Barney Frank
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: March 31
Former U.S. Representative
Politician
Bayonne
New Jersey
Barnett Frank
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