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This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency

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Molly Ivins
Age: 62 †
Born: 1944
Born: August 30
Died: 2007
Died: January 31
Columnist
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Monterey
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Ronald
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Ignorance

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