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We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up

Deval Patrick

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Deval Patrick
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 31
Governor Of Massachusetts
Lawyer
Politician
Chicago
Illinois
Deval Laurdine Patrick
Deval L. Patrick
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