US Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole (C) [Getty Images]

FINDLAY, OH - OCTOBER 11: US Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole (C) waits to be introduced at a campaign rally in Findlay, OH. 11 October. Dole is in the second day of a two day bus tour of Ohio. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) (Photo credit should read J. DAVID AKE/AFP via Getty Images)

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