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Some suggested over the weekend that it is wrong to expect Elian Gonzalez to live in a place that tolerates no dissent or freedom of political expression. They were talking about Miami.

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Katie Couric
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 7
Film Producer
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Television Producer
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Arlington
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