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" My dad had always been a big decaf coffee drinker. But my mom had always been more of a tea drinker. So I grew up around a lot of tea. And I also really love tea. But I'm not one of those people who has ever felt the need to choose between coffee and tea. I think that is a completely false dichotomy. "

Chelsea Clinton

People

Tea

Think

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Amanda de Cadenet

Taught

Brother

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