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So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

Tony Campolo

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Tony Campolo
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: February 25
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