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During the 2008 presidential election campaign Chaput called then-senator Barack Obama the most committed 'abortion-rights' presidential candidate ...
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A die-hard fan of the White Sox, then-senator Obama threw out the first pitch of Game 2 of the 2005 ALCS in U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.
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On Mandela's office desk there is a 2006 picture of the elder South African statesman with visiting then-senator Barack Obama.
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Caucus voters selected then-Texas governor George W. Bush in 2000 and then-senator Bob Dole of Kansas in 1996.
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On Mandela's office desk there is a 2006 picture of the elder South African statesman with visiting then-senator Barack Obama.
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He was defeated for re-election as a Republican in 2006, became an Independent, and then in 2008, he endorsed and campaigned for then-senator Obama.
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He became an overnight sensation almost two years ago after questioning then-senator Barack Obama on the campaign trail about his economic policies and then when McCain repeatedly cited "Joe the Plumber" in a debate.
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On Mandela's office desk there is a 2006 picture of the elder South African statesman with visiting then-senator Barack Obama.
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(We've been over this already: They went to that party, and got themselves into a crowded grip-and-grin with the then-senator, and who knows if maybe some free Oasis wine opened doors, but even if so, "sponsored" is a big stretch.) ...
"I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1) The Reliable Source 2010
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Caucus voters selected then-Texas governor George W. Bush in 2000 and then-senator Bob Dole of Kansas in 1996.
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