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George McGovern Dies at 90

HeadlineOct 22, 2012

The former South Dakota senator and Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern has died at the age of 90. McGovern is best known for running against Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election on a platform of withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam. Memorial services are scheduled to begin on Thursday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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