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After I became an attorney, the mother of two girls I'd known in high school came to see me. She'd endured years of heinous abuse from her husband that nearly destroyed her. I'd never suspected a thing.

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Harry Reid
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: December 2
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Harry Mason Reid
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