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It’s not about electing the right people. It’s about a narrowing their responsibilities.

John Stossel

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John Stossel
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 4
Journalist
Reporter
Television Presenter
Writer
Chicago Heights
Illinois
John Frank Stossel
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People
Narrowing
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