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There is no moral equivalency between those who would kill using children, innocent civilians, children and adults, in their homes and in their places of worship, to that of a government that is seeking those terrorists before they can engage in that awful activity.

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George Pataki
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 24
Former Governor Of New York
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George Elmer Pataki
George E. Pataki
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