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The press really is not doing its job of holding their [the candidates'] feet to the fire. ... The tough questions are not what are you in favor of, but how are you going to get it through Congress?

Michael Bloomberg

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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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