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==Early Life==
==Early Life==
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McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone. He was educated in Alexandria, VA before receiving his Bachelors of Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1958. <ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html</ref>
McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone. He was educated in Alexandria, VA before receiving his Bachelors of Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1958. <ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html</ref>
==Military Career==
==Military Career==
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McCain served in the [[United States Navy]] from 1958 to 1981. He was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 during the Vietnam Conflict and held as a Prisoner of War for seven years.<ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html</ref> McCain graduated from the National War College in 1974. Upon his retirement from the Navy in 1981, as a Captain, he had been commended with the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000303</ref>
McCain served in the [[United States Navy]] from 1958 to 1981. He was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 during the Vietnam Conflict and held as a Prisoner of War for seven years.<ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html</ref> McCain graduated from the National War College in 1974. Upon his retirement from the Navy in 1981, as a Captain, he had been commended with the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000303</ref>
==Political Career==
==Political Career==
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McCain was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] from Arizona's 1st district in 1982 and served two terms before being elected to the [[Senate]] in 1986. In 2000, he pursued the presidency but lost his bid for the Republican nomination to [[George W. Bush]], the first time he had lost an election.<ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html</ref> He intends to announce his candidacy for the 2008 election in April. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255535,00.html</ref>
McCain was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] from Arizona's 1st district in 1982 and served two terms before being elected to the [[Senate]] in 1986. In 2000, he pursued the presidency but lost his bid for the Republican nomination to [[George W. Bush]], the first time he had lost an election.<ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html</ref> He intends to announce his candidacy for the 2008 election in April. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255535,00.html</ref>
==Political Record==
==Political Record==
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1. Immigration. In 2005-2006, McCain joined with liberal Senator Ted Kennedy to support a sweeping bill that reformed immigration law. It has not passed.
1. Immigration. In 2005-2006, McCain joined with liberal Senator Ted Kennedy to support a sweeping bill that reformed immigration law. It has not passed.
==References==
==References==
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