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Because I am foreign I was assigned to the foreign desk. I kid you not, its true.

Christiane Amanpour

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Christiane Amanpour
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 12
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London
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Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour
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Mostly, as I said, a desire to do a bit of good, and the quaint notion that this is what we signed up for, this is the business that we have chosen.
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I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone who works here. This has been my family and shared endeavor for the past 27 years, and I am forever grateful and proud of all that we have accomplished.
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If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.
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In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.
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