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Today's status symbol is the Palm Pilot tomorrow's is not having one, because you have a whole staff keeping track of you. It's like a winter coat in Washington: The ultimate status symbol isn't cashmere, it's no coat at all on the snowiest day of the year - because that means you have a car and driver waiting for you, so why do you need a coat?

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Elliott Abrams
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 24
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