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Every one of my positions cuts - out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against guns, I believe in Darwin.
Michael Bloomberg
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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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Michael Rubens Bloomberg
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I never lie, so if somebody asked me a question, I told them.
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Neither party has God on its side, a monopoly on good ideas, or a lock on any single fiscal, social, or moral philosophy.
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