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The reelection of Bill Clinton is as secure as a double-knot tied in wet rawhide.

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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.
Clinton
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Knots
Wet
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Tied
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Reelection

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