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Hillary Clinton (Democrat, born October 26, 1947) has served as senator for New York since 2000. She is married to Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 and First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, while her husband was governor. She holds a law degree from Yale. She received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College, where in 1969 she became the first student in the college's history to give the commencement address.
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John McCain (Republican, born August 29, 1936) has served as senator for Arizona since 1986. Prior to that he served two terms as congressman for Arizona's 1st district. He flew combat missions in Vietnam and was taken prisoner when his plane was shot down in October 1967. Although his captors offered to release him after six months due to his father's high position in the U.S. military, McCain refused unless every man captured before him was also freed. He served five and a half years in a POW camp before his release in March 1973. He received the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.
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Barack Obama (Democrat, born August 4, 1961) has served as senator for Illinois since 2004. He rose to national prominence after giving a rousing keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention on the theme of national unity. He holds a law degree from Harvard and was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. He has also worked as a community organizer in Chicago's public housing projects and as a lecturer at the University of Chicago.
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Ron Paul (Republican, born August 20, 1935) has served ten terms as congressman for Texas. He has strong grassroots support on the Internet, and on December 16, 2007 had the largest one-day fundraiser in U.S. political history, raising $6 million. He takes a Libertarian position on many issues and ran as the Libertarian nominee in the 1988 presidential election, winning 0.47% of the vote. He holds a medical degree from Duke University and practiced as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force and later as a civilian ob/gyn doctor in Texas.
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