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They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.
Clare Boothe Luce
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Clare Boothe Luce
Age: 84 †
Born: 1903
Born: April 10
Died: 1987
Died: October 9
Actor
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New York City
New York
Ann Clare Boothe Luce
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