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" I have said from the beginning, I would spend what it would take for the people of Connecticut to know who I am and what I stand for. "
Linda McMahon
I Am
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" I was my father's son and my mother's daughter. There was never any time when I felt I wasn't equally capable - whether it was being the only girl in the county who could hit a jump shot in basketball or playing first base in the baseball with the boys. I was always encouraged to do whatever I wanted to do. "
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