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Bain also asked Kansas City for a $3 million tax break. The Bain executives were taking home $36 million in borrowed funds and were asking Kansas City to forfeit $3 million in public money for police officers, roads and schools? More free stuff!

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Jennifer Granholm
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 5
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Former Governor Of Michigan
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