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BOB GRAHAM

Name: Daniel Robert Graham                                                         
Born: 9 November 1936 Coral Gables, Florida                                         
                                                                                   
Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American politician. He   
was a United States Senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005 and the governor of     
that state from 1979 to 1987. Following a failed bid for the Democratic Party       
nomination in the 2004 presidential race, Graham was considered a possible         
running mate for John Kerry.                                                       
                                                                                   
Graham dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on       
October 6, 2003 and announced his retirement from the Senate on November 3, 2003.   
                                                                                   
Graham is now concentrating his efforts on the newly established Bob Graham         
Center for Public Service at his undergraduate alma mater, the University of       
Florida.