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A lot of tight Senate races out there. Let's hit those chips with another dash of salsa, Ed Bradley.

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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
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