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October 26, 2012

Funeral Held for Former Senator, Antiwar Candidate George McGovern 
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The late former Democratic senator and presidential candidate George Mc
Govern was remembered Thursday at a funeral service in his home state of
South Dakota. Mc Govern, best known for running on an antiwar platform
against President Richard Nixon in 1972, died on Sunday at the age of
90. Speakers at Thursday's service included Vice President Joe Biden.

 

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