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In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said, 'Well, consider the fact that I voted for impeachment for President Clinton, but it wasn't a personal vote. I voted based on the facts and the law and the Constitution and what we were dealing with.'

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J. C. Watts
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 18
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I still get to preach 14, 15 times a year. But you have to make a living.
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My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.
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