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If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.

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Geraldine Ferraro
Age: 75 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 26
Died: 2011
Died: March 26
Attorney
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
Newburgh
New York
Geraldine Anne Ferraro
Obama
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