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I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's going to have to find a way to get on the agenda.
Michael Bloomberg
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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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You're going to see a million people here who have the courage to come and not let terrorists win, and that's exactly what we should all do.
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