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Peter Jennings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1938
Born: July 29
Died: 2005
Died: August 7
Correspondent
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News Presenter
City of Toronto
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings
Peter Charles Jennings
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Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.
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I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.
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The risk of sudden death is miniscule, overstating this risk is not going to stop them from taking the drug.
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I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
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I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.
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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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Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.
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I've always been very zealous about not invading other people's private spaces.
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Jesse Marcel's unproven story was now primetime mythology. This remote New Mexico town had hit the jackpot. It didn't matter that there wasn't a shred of credible evidence to support the claim that a flying saucer crashed here. It didn't matter that there were no credible witnesses to alien bodies.
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I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
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We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.
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Canada join the United States? Where would young Canadians run off to for adventure? Where would Americans run to escape?
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I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.
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