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The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.

Mary Frances Berry

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Mary Frances Berry
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 17
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