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Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country.
Bruce Springsteen
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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
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