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\cf3 \ul \ulc3 New York Times}})\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b BY JOHN O\'92CONNOR \b0 \
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\b \cf2 ANCHOR NEVILLE MILLER \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Former South Dakota
senator and presidential candidate George Stanley McGovern died Sunday at the age of
90. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/21/14592769-former-sen-george-mcgovern-presidential-candidate-and-outspoken-war-critic-dies-at-age-90?lite"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 NBC\'92s Meet the Press has
more}}.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'931972 Democratic presidential nominee
George McGovern died after a long illness. He was of course a champion for liberal causes
and an outspoken critic against the war in Vietnam.\'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 According to his family, McGovern had been moved into hospice care
recently after being treated for several health complications earlier this year. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/22/us/politics/george-mcgovern-a-democratic-presidential-nominee-and-liberal-stalwart-dies-at-90.html?pagewanted=all"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 The New York Times reports}}
\'85\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93To the liberal Democratic faithful,
Mr. McGovern remained a standard-bearer well into his old age \'85 asserting that history
would prove him correct in his opposing not only what he called \'91the tragically mistaken
American war in Vietnam,\'92 but also the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 In 1972, McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination running
on an anti-war platform, but lost the election in a landslide to Republican Richard Nixon.
Despite his loss, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57536780/george-mcgovern-proud-liberal-dead-at-90/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 CBS News reports}} McGovern would influence a new generation of democratic
leaders.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93He served in Congress for more than
20 years and inspired a new generation. Congressman and political candidate Gary Hart was McGovern\'92s
campaign manager, and a young Bill Clinton worked on his 1972 presidential bid.\'94\'a0
\b0 \ In a statement Sunday, President Obama said
McGovern was \b \'93a champion for peace\'94
\b0 and \b \'93statesman of great conscience and conviction.\'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/21/us/george-mcgovern-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t1"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 CNN says}} McGovern will be remembered for many things, but none more-so
than his progressive policies and forward-thinking.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 McGovern:
\b \'93The question is not are we better off than we were four years ago. The question
is where will America be four years from now?\'94 \b0 \
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