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George McGovern, Opinionated

By GEORGE McGOVERN

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A collection of op-ed articles written by the former Senator and Democratic presidential nominee.

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The Moral Clarity of George McGovern

By BRUCE MIROFF

George S. McGovern’s character and vision cost him dearly in the 1972 presidential election.

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Former senator and presidential nominee George McGovern has died at the age of 90.

The one-time presidential nominee and a former senator George McGovern has died. The 90-year-old was surrounded by his family in a hospice in South Dakota. The liberal democrat lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide. (Oct. 21)