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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.
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Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Holy Land.
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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won't accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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