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Folks who are getting their strokes in the South are not as unhappy with Howard Dean. You don't see anybody starting any movement to get him out of office.

Gwen Ifill

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Gwen Ifill
Age: 61 †
Born: 1955
Born: September 29
Died: 2016
Died: November 4
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New York City
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Gwendolyn Ifill
Gwendolyn L. Ifill
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