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Bill Clinton was for NAFTA. I heard him over in Tokyo he came out all said it was a great bill. Secretary Clinton was for it. She called it the gold standard when she was secretary of state.

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Chris Matthews
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: December 17
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