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“My job now is to not give up, to continue advocating and fighting for the issues Secretary Clinton ran her campaign on. I have to do that to show young girls in this country that they truly can grow up to be whatever they want to be - they need to know that they can grow up to be president.”

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Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth is an American politician born on March 12, 1968. She is known for her service as a U.S. Air Force pilot and her subsequent political career as a U.S. Representative. more

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