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Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.

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Peter Jennings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1938
Born: July 29
Died: 2005
Died: August 7
Correspondent
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City of Toronto
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings
Peter Charles Jennings
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