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" My first port of call was Los Angeles. That's where I laid my first foot on America. "
Elaine Chao
First
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Los Angeles
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" We are a Republic with different branches of government, and so the Senate and the House are going to be full partners in working with the White House. "
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" While conventional wisdom has traditionally sided against borrowing from retirement savings, sentiment has shifted toward borrowing from one's own assets with the realization that other forms of credit come at a much higher cost and often are not even available to borrowers with limited means and urgent needs. "
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