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As individuals, we will be judged in our lives by the totality of our actions. Not one thing will stand out. And I think that's how we get judged by our colleagues and that's how we get judged by the good lord.

Rahm Emanuel

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Rahm Emanuel
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 29
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