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Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, others, knew how to lead. They knew how to ask the American people for the right things.

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.
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We were sent to Vietnam to kill Communism. But we found instead that we were killing women and children.
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Here I am in the state of New Mexico. George Bush is still in the state of denial. New Mexico has five electoral votes. The state of denial has none. I like my chances.
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Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.
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