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'''Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold''', born March 2, 1953 (age {{age|1953|3|2}}), is the former [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] junior [[United States Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]]een defeated by Republican [[Ron Johnson]] in the 2010 election. He served in the senate from 1993until 2011. He was the only Senator to vote against the [[Patriot Act]] in 2001, comparing it to Lincoln's suspension of [[habeas corpus]] and the [[internment]] of Japanese citizens during [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.russfeingold.org/civil_liberties.php</ref>
'''Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold''', born March 2, 1953 (age {{age|1953|3|2}}), is the former [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] junior [[United States Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]], who was defeated by [[conservative]] Republican [[Ron Johnson]] in the 2010 election. Feingold served in the senate from 1993 until 2011.
Feingold was the first senator to call for a specific date for troop withdrawal of U.S. forces in the [[Iraq War]] on August 17, 2005. When [[President Bush]] pointed out a specific timetable would play into the terrorists' hands, Feingold stated that "not talking about endgames" was advantageous for the terrorists. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081701778.html</ref>
Feingold was the named co-author of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Act, which infringed on the [[First Amendment]] right of free speech.
Feingold was so pro-[[abortion]] that he was given a 93% rating by [[NARAL]].
He was the only Senator to vote against the [[Patriot Act]] in 2001, comparing it to Lincoln's suspension of [[habeas corpus]] and the [[internment]] of Japanese citizens during [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.russfeingold.org/civil_liberties.php</ref>
Feingold was the first senator to call for a specific date for troop withdrawal of U.S. forces in the [[Iraq War]] on August 17, 2005. When [[President Bush]] pointed out a specific timetable would play into the terrorists' hands, Feingold stated that "not talking about endgames" was advantageous for the terrorists.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081701778.html</ref>
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