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I'm not insensitive to the jobs. I'm desperately concerned about those jobs. But you don't fix them by pandering to people and telling them you're going to shut the door. You have to grow jobs.

John F. Kerry

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John F. Kerry
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 11
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