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The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives.

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Robert Reich
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: June 24
Economist
Former United States Secretary Of Labor
Political Scientist
Politician
University Teacher
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Robert Bernard Reich
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