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Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald's, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house.
Paul Thomas Anderson
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Paul Thomas Anderson
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 26
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