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Career: U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving his fourth term.
Age: 70
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Family: Married Cindy (Hensley) in 1980. The couple has four children: Meghan, 22; Jack, 20; Jimmy, 18, and Bridget, 15, who was adopted from Bangladesh in 1993. McCain also has three grown children, Doug, Andy and Sidney, from a previous marriage.

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Career: Former governor of Arkansas, author, Baptist minister
Age: 51
Hometown: North Little Rock, Ark.
Family: Wife, Janet, and three grown children, John Mark, David and Sarah

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Career: Lawyer and consultant; former mayor of New York
Age: 62
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Family: Married to Judith Nathan; two children, Andrew and Caroline Giuliani, and one stepdaughter, Whitney Nathan

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Career: U.S. Representative, 52nd congressional district in California, first elected in 1980; former trial lawyer
Age: 58
Hometown: Alpine, Calif.
Family: Married 33 years to Lynne Hunter; two sons, Duncan Duane Hunter and Sam Hunter; four grandchildren.

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Career: Chairman of the National Council on Readiness and Preparedness, former governor of Virginia
Age: 57
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Family: Wife, Roxane Gatling; two children, Jay and Ashton

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Career: Businessman, former governor of Massachusetts, served as president and CEO of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City
Age: 60
Hometown: Belmont, Mass.
Family: Wife, Ann, 58; sons, Ben, 27, Craig, 25, Josh, 31, Matt, 35, and Tagg, 37

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Career: U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District in Colorado; former Colorado state legislator
Age: 61
Hometown: Golden, Colo.
Family: Married to Jackie. The couple has two grown children, Ray and Randy, and five grandchildren.

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Career: U.S. House of Representatives, 14th District in Texas; represented Texas's 22nd district in 1976 and from 1979 to 1985
Age: 71
Hometown: Lake Jackson, Texas
Family: Married to Carol; five children

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Career: Senior partner in law firm, former U.S. secretary of health and human services and former governor of Wisconsin
Age: 65
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Family: Wife. Sue Ann and three adult children, Kelli, Tommi and Jason

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Career: U.S. senator from Kansas. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1994
Age: 50
Hometown: Topeka, Kansas
Family: Wife, Mary. Five children. Abby, 21; Andrew, 19, Liz, 17, Mark, 9, and Jenna, 9

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