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The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.

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Tony Snow
Age: 53 †
Born: 1955
Born: June 1
Died: 2008
Died: July 12
Former White House Press Secretary
Journalist
Politician
Radio Personality
Television Presenter
Writer
Berea
Kentucky
Robert Anthony Snow
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