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The education of this president [Obama] is a protracted and often amusing process . . . as he continues to alight upon the obvious with a sense of profound and original discovery.

George Will

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George Will
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: May 4
Columnist
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Champaign
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George F. Will
George Frederick Will
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