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American Voices

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

U.S. Hits 300 Million People

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the U.S. population reached 300 million today at 7:46 am. What do you think?

Old Man

Brandon Kelvin,
Heating Installer
"That's great. I'm like three guys short for my poker game this Thursday."

Young Woman

Clarissa Benjamin,
Bus Driver
"We could always give Minnesota its independence. That would trim it back some, and I've always hated those guys."

Asian Man

Owen Last,
Dry Cleaner
"Thank God we have the second-highest infant-mortality rate in the industrialized world, or else we'd be screwed."

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