'''Claire McCaskill''' (born July 24, 1953) is currently the junior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from the state of [[Missouri]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She defeated [[Republican]] Senator [[Jim Talent]] in 2006 with 50% of the vote. On September 6, 2006, she publicly stated that "George Bush let people die on rooftops in [[New Orleans]] because they were poor and because they were black." When addressing Hurricane Katrina.
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'''Claire McCaskill''' (born July 24, 1953) is currently the junior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from the state of [[Missouri]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She defeated [[Republican]] Senator [[Jim Talent]] in 2006 with 50% of the vote.
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On September 6, 2006, she publicly stated that "George Bush let people die on rooftops in [[New Orleans]] because they were poor and because they were black." When addressing Hurricane Katrina.