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John McCain
Republican candidate for president
Sunday,  November 18, 2007 7:15 PM

John McCain

Republican

Senator from Arizona

Born: Aug. 29, 1936

Education: B.S., U.S. Naval Academy

Career: Navy officer; U.S. representative; U.S. senator

Family: Wife, Cincy; seven children

A maverick sometimes at odds with his own party, he made an unsuccessful White House bid in 2000. He is a champion of campaign finance reform and is liked by some Democrats as well as independents. A vocal backer of President Bush's troop increase in Iraq, he has become linked to an unpopular war.



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