Bob Dole, Republican Senate Leader & Presidential Candidate, Dies At 98
Former three-time Republican presidential candidate and United States Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kansas) died on Sunday at the age of 98 after a long battle with lung cancer. Dole was a veteran of World War II whose 25-year tenure in the Senate was defined by a commitment to compromising with Democrats and a willingness to challenge his own party. Dole, who joined the GOP ticket in 1976 as then-President Gerald Ford’s running mate, was an outspoken defender of Richard Nixon, who resigned from the presidency in 1974 amid the threat of impeachment and potential criminal culpability in th...