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[[Image:Keyes.jpg|thumb|Alan Keyes]]
[[Image:Keyes.jpg|thumb|Alan Keyes]]
'''Alan Keyes''' (born 1950) is an [[American]] conservative activist and pundit, and was a [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1988, 1992, and 2004. He has announced that he is also running in 2008 [http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Sep17/0,4670,Keyes2008,00.html]. Keyes was also [[Barack Obama]]'s opponent in the 2004 [[Illinois]] U.S. Senate race that Obama ended up winning.
'''Alan Keyes''' (born 1950) is an [[American]] conservative activist and pundit, and was a [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1988, 1992, and 2004. He has announced that he is also running in 2008 [http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Sep17/0,4670,Keyes2008,00.html]. In 2004 Keyes unsuccessfully ran against Democrat [[Barack Obama]]in the [[Illinois]] U.S. Senate race despite his assertion that [[Jesus]] would not vote for Obama. <ref>http://www.nbc5.com/politics/3712293/detail.html</ref>
During the [[Ronald Reagan | Reagan]] administration, Keyes served as an ambassador to the [[United Nations]]. This position made him the highest ranking African-African in the Reagan administration.
During the [[Ronald Reagan | Reagan]] administration, Keyes served as an ambassador to the [[United Nations]]. This position made him the highest ranking African-African in the Reagan administration.