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T. Boone Pickens, right, and wife Toni Chapman Brinker attend the TIME 100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
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T. Boone Pickens, right, and wife Toni Chapman Brinker attend the TIME 100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
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