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I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives and are doing other things.

Karl Rove

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Karl Rove
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 25
Former White House Deputy Chief Of Staff
Journalist
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Denver
Colorado
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But the world is a better place with Saddam Hussein gone.
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