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Karl Rove
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: December 25
Former White House Deputy Chief Of Staff
Journalist
Lobbyist
Political Adviser
Politician
Denver
Colorado
Karl Christian Rove
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Mr. Obama has an ingenious approach to job losses: He describes them as job gains.
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Marriage is and should be defined as being between one man and one woman.
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And not only that, I also have the MacBook Air which is really cool. Even my wife is jealous of my MacBook Air.
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But the world is a better place with Saddam Hussein gone.
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