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The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.

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Eliot Spitzer
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: June 10
Former Governor Of New York
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