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My staff tells me not to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway. In the summer because of the heat and high humidity, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol. It may be descriptive but it's true.
Harry Reid
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Harry Reid
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: December 2
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Nevada
Harry Mason Reid
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