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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
Dan Rather
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Dan Rather
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 31
Journalist
News Presenter
Opinion Journalist
Television Producer
Wharton
Texas
Daniel Irvin Dan Rather
Jr.
Daniel Irvin Dan Rather Jr.
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