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" You don't try to fix things that aren't broken. "
Sonny Perdue
You
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" One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground. "
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" The Republican Party needs to be very, very careful that it maintains the Golden Rule in its rhetoric regarding immigration policy. "
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