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It's that Romney is taking advantage of the government's free stuff, too, and has been profiting from it handsomely for a long, long time - even as he rails about the free stuff that the government provides other people.

Jennifer Granholm

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Jennifer Granholm
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 5
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