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7:06 am
Sun October 21, 2012

McGovern's Candidacy Inspired New Wave Of Voters

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Former Sen. George McGovern (D-S.C.) accepts the Democratic nomination for president at the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Fla.
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McGovern receives the Distinguished Flying Cross during World War II in 1944.
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President John F. Kennedy talks with McGovern, at the time a special presidential assistant and director of the Food for Peace program, at the White House in 1961.
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In the Senate, McGovern took on the issue of hunger in America. Here he discusses his recommendations for more vigorous efforts to use surplus food at a news conference in Washington in 1961.
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McGovern, the presidential candidate, stands with Sen.Thomas F. Eagleton, the vice presidential nominee, at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Fla.,1972.
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In the final hours of his campaign for the presidency, McGovern speaks at a rally in Long Beach, Calif., 1972. He lost the race to Richard Nixon in a landslide.
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McGovern (third from right) ran for president again in 1984. He conceded his race to Democratic nominee Walter Mondale (third from left). Here, moderator John Chancellor (left) stands with five of the candidates for the Democratic nomination prepare a debate.
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McGovern, who lost his Senate seat in 1980, teaches American foreign policy at Cornell in 1990.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Wesley Clark (right) is endorsed by McGovern during a pancake breakfast in Keene, N.H., 2004.
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McGovern in Los Angeles, 2008.
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Former Sen. George McGovern (D-S.C.) accepts the Democratic nomination for president at the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Fla.
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By Charles Michael Ray

Former Sen. George McGovern, the liberal senator from conservative South Dakota, died on Sunday. He was 90 years old.

McGovern lost the 1972 presidential race to Richard Nixon by a landslide, carrying only Massachusetts. But his candidacy and opposition to the Vietnam War were embraced by a new generation of voters.

The defining moments in McGovern's life included not only winning the Democratic nomination for president in 1972, and not just the dismal loss to Nixon that followed, but also safely landing an airplane that the German army had tried to blow out of the sky.

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The Two-Way
6:41 am
Sun October 21, 2012

AP: Sen. George McGovern Dies

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Former presidential nominee and Sen. George McGovern.
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By Melisa Goh

Originally published on Sun October 21, 2012 7:08 am

Sen. George McGovern, who lost the 1972 presidential bid to Richard Nixon yet inspired a new generation of voters, has died. He was 90.

A family spokesman told the AP that McGovern died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at a hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by family and friends.

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Economy
6:18 am
Sun October 21, 2012

Working It: Living Between Hope And Hardship

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Many Americans face a demoralizing battle to find and keep a job.
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Originally published on Sun October 21, 2012 9:32 am

Most of us know someone who's had a hard time finding or keeping a job over the past few years. It's an experience that often leaves people feeling defeated and demoralized. In Weekend Edition Sunday's Working It series, hear audio portraits of people whose daily lives are filled with uncertainty.

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The Salt
5:32 am
Sun October 21, 2012

Despite Protest, College Plans To Slaughter, Serve Farm's Beloved Oxen

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After a leg injury didn't heal well earlier this year, Lou has difficulty walking. He and his partner, Bill, will be slaughtered at the end of the month, and their meat will be used to feed students at Green Mountain College in Vermont.
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Bill enjoys a scratch from graduate farm worker Ben Dube.
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Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 7:03 am

If the thought of eating horse meat makes you queasy, what about strong, sturdy oxen? A small Vermont college that emphasizes sustainable living will soon slaughter two beloved campus residents: Bill and Lou, a pair of oxen. Green Mountain College plans to serve the meat from the oxen in its dining hall, but the plan has drawn international outcry and a massive Facebook petition to save the oxen.

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Presidential Race
5:32 am
Sun October 21, 2012

Turns Out, There Are Rules For The Debates. Lots

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The candidates agreed to 21 pages of debate rules, but whether they obey them is another story.
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Both the Romney and Obama campaigns agreed to a laundry list of rules for the debates. That "Memorandum of Understanding" is 21 pages long and covers everything from air conditioning to props. Whether the candidates obey the rules is another story.
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Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 7:03 am

When President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney meet for their third presidential debate on Monday, there will be some rules for the candidates — and the audience.

In the first debate, Jim Lehrer of PBS demanded "Absolute silence!" Although Lehrer caught some flack for letting the candidates freewheel in that debate, he meant business when it came to keeping the audience quiet.

"If you hear something that's really terrific, sit on it!" he told the audience. "If you hear something you don't like, sit on it!"

But that's not the only debate rule — not by far.

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