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A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.

Blanche Lincoln

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Blanche Lincoln
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 30
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Former U.S. Senator
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Helena
Arkansas
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