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" You need a lot of money to become president. "
David Fahrenthold
Become
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President
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" The government simply waits for farmers to grow their crops - nine months of growing grapes, then two to three weeks of drying them in the sun. Then it takes away a part of that crop and stores it in warehouses around California. "
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