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Families are struggling to put bread on the table, send their kids to college and take care of their basic needs. America needs a political revolution.

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Bernie Sanders
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 8
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The Cold War is over. And our focus has got to be on intelligence, increased manpower, fighting internationally targets.
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Israel has an absolute right to exist - not only to exist - but to exist in a way that they're not under threat of terrorism.
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