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“We're being taxed to blow up bridges in Iraq and rebuild them, while ours at home are falling down”

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Ron Paul, a former U.S. Representative, was born on August 20, 1935. He is a renowned politician, physician, and author who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas from 1976 to 1985. Paul ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012. He is known for his libertarian views and criticism of monetary policy. more

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