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I still believe in Hope - mostly because there's no such place as Fingers Crossed, Arkansas.

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Molly Ivins
Age: 62 †
Born: 1944
Born: August 30
Died: 2007
Died: January 31
Columnist
Journalist
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Monterey
California
Fingers
Faith
Hope
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Arkansas
Believe
Crossed
Mostly

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