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The key battleground in the war on terrorism, therefore, is in the minds of the American public.
Patrick J. Kennedy
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Patrick J. Kennedy
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 14
Former U.S. Representative
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Brighton
Massachusetts
Patrick Joseph Kennedy II
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
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