John McCain
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John McCain was born in 1936 at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone to naval officer John S. McCain, Jr. (1911–1981) and Roberta (Wright) McCain (b. 1912). At that time, the Panama Canal was under American control. | John McCain was born in 1936 at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone to naval officer John S. McCain, Jr. (1911–1981) and Roberta (Wright) McCain (b. 1912). At that time, the Panama Canal was under American control. | ||
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John McCain served in the U.S. Senate for four terms before beginning his run for President in 2008. With the remaining Republican contenders out-of-the-race, McCain is the Republican nominee. In August 2008 he announced his vice-Presidential selection as [[Sarah Palin]], Governor of Alaska, making her the first female on the Republican Presidential ticket. | John McCain served in the U.S. Senate for four terms before beginning his run for President in 2008. With the remaining Republican contenders out-of-the-race, McCain is the Republican nominee. In August 2008 he announced his vice-Presidential selection as [[Sarah Palin]], Governor of Alaska, making her the first female on the Republican Presidential ticket. | ||
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| + | John McCain had an uncle "Wild Bill" McCain who married [[Mary Louise Earle]]. | ||
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