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I think most people... would be glad to pay the same taxes they paid when Bill Clinton was president, if only they could have the same economy they had when Bill Clinton was president.

Howard Dean

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Howard Dean
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: November 17
Former Governor Of Vermont
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Howard Brush Dean III
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