John McCain

What do you know about the Republican senator John McCain?
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John S McCain's middle name
Sidney
The present-day country he was born in
Panama
The branch of the military he served in
navy
His first wife, 1965-1980
Carol
City he was bombing when his plane was shot down
Hanoi
Number of years he served as a prisoner-of-war
6 (1967-1973)
The highest ranking of his several military medals, for "gallantry in action"
Silver Star
His rank when he retired in 1981
captain
Year he was elected to the US Senate
1986
The state he represented as senator
Arizona
The 2002 campaign finance law he co-authored
McCain-Feingold Act
Year he first sought Republican nomination for president
2000
The person he lost the nomination to
George W Bush
Year he won the Republican nomination for president...
2008
.... beating this person, who had the 2nd highest primary electoral college vote
Mike Huckabee
... and this person, who had the 2nd highest popular primary vote
Mitt Romney
His running mate
Sarah Palin
The independent senator he later wished he'd chosen instead
Joe Lieberman
His 2nd wife, from 1980 until his death
Cindy
His cause of death
brain cancer
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Aug 28, 2018
Good, good. One of the GOP politicians that I really admired!