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Bob Dole, the long-time Kansas senator who was the Republican nominee for president in 1996, has died. He was 98.
In a statement, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, founded by Dole’s wife, said: “It is with heavy hearts we announced that Senator Robert Joseph dole died earlier this morning in his sleep. At his death at age 98 he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.”
