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20. Roald Dahl

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 05:26 AM

Mar 2012

Well I didn't really meet him per se but he came to my school and spoke at a school assembly. He also passed by our classroom and waved at us. He sadly passed away little over than one and a half years later

I've met a variety of Australian politicians -including four Prime Ministers -but they're probably all that well known in America. The first politician I ever met was Andrew Theophanous, a Greek-Australian MP, who was subsequently imprisoned for demanding sex and other favors in exchange for visas. Charming

First major American politician I met was Russ Feingold. I've also met John Dean, of Watergate and political commentator fame

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