How'd you ever guess?

Fri Jul. 12, 1996 12:00 AM PDT
[Did the inarticulate sentences give Bob Dole away?]

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 		"...Is it addictive? To some people smoking is addictive. To others, they can take it or leave it. Most people don't smoke at all. I hope children never start."

--Bob Dole on June 13, 1996, during a speech in Louisville, Kentucky.

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