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It actually turns out to be much harder to really understand government across state local and federal.
Steve Ballmer
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Steve Ballmer
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 24
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Detroit
Michigan
Steven Anthony Ballmer
Steve Anthony Ballmer
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