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It's hard for anyone in the 24-hour news cycles that we all live in now to follow something that the first round is played in March and the final finishes in December. I understand the challenges there.
Jim Courier
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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
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Sanford
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James Spencer Courier
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