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On the recordOctober 4, 2004
Somewhere in America, a mother sits at her kitchen table. She can't sleep because she's worried. She can't pay her bills.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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John Edwards highlights the struggles of middle-class families.

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