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Tim Pawlenty Drops Out of GOP Race
August 15, 2011 by Leila TahaPost a commentTim Pawlenty has dropped out of the running for the Republican presidential nomination after placing third in the Iowa straw poll. The former Minnesota governor...
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Ron Paul
Doctor, U.S. Representative / 1935 -
Politician Ron Paul has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas multiple times. His politics are a mix of Republican and Libertarian views.
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David Cameron Promises to Restore Order
August 9, 2011 by Leila TahaIt's been a rough summer for David Cameron. The British prime minister can't seem to catch a break. First with the phone-hacking scandal, and now another crisis...
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Rick Perry to Enter GOP Race
August 12, 2011 by Leila TahaAnd then there were nine…Eight contenders participated in last night's debate of Republican presidential hopefuls, ahead of the Iowa straw poll, including front-runners...
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Mitt Romney
Governor / 1947 -
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney made a run for the Republican nomination in the 2008 presidential election, losing to John McCain. He made another run for the presidency in 2012, but was defeated by President Barack Obama.
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Jill Biden Visits Famine Refugees in Africa
August 8, 2011 by Leila TahaJill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, visited famine refugees in East Africa today. The 60-year-old educator led a U.S. delegation to Kenya to visit Dadaab...
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Joe Biden
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative / 1942 -
Former Delaware Senator Joe Biden was elected the 47th U.S. vice president with President Barack Obama in 2008. He earned a second term as vice president when Obama was re-elected to the presidency in 2012.
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Jackie Kennedy Tapes to be Released
August 11, 2011 by Leila TahaSpeculation is mounting over next month's release of recordings of Jackie Kennedy discussing her husband and his assassination. The former first lady recorded eight...
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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Historian, Academic Author / 1917 - 2007
Historian and political adviser Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. won his second Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Days, a study of the Kennedy administration.
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Caroline Kennedy
Lawyer / 1957 -
Writer, editor, and lawyer Caroline Kennedy is the only surviving child of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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Treasury Sec. Geithner Says He'll Stay
August 8, 2011 by Leila TahaTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said he’ll stay on through the fall of 2010. Tired of the distance from his family in New York, Geithner had considered leaving...
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- Famous Fathers
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Barack Obama
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1961 -
Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012.
