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If [Hillary] Clinton wins, history will also be made: She would be the first female U.S. president, of course, but also the only candidate in the modern era, other than George H.W. Bush, who managed to follow a two-term president of her own party.

Mara Liasson

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Mara Liasson
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 13
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