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I'm a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.

Golda Meir

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Golda Meir
Age: 80 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 3
Died: 1978
Died: December 8
Former Prime Minister Of Israel
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Kiev
Golda Meyerson
Golda Mabovich
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The dog that trots about finds a bone.
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