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I optioned the magazine article. That was end of 2003. It was a time when the war was incredibly popular here and everyone was driving around with flags on their car, if you remember not too long ago.
Paul Haggis
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Paul Haggis
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 10
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Paul Edward Haggis
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