Republican Dick Lugar is the senior Senator from Indiana. He is rumored to be on the shortlist of potential Secretary of State candidates for Barack Obama's presidential cabinet..
Political Career
Lugar started in politics after leaving the U.S. Navy, first as a member of the Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners. He served two terms as the Mayor of Indianapolis in the late 1960s. He lost in his first attempt to get elected to the Senate, in 1974, but won a seat two years later, and has since been re-elected five times. He's currently a ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations.
An initial champion of America's invasion of Iraq in 2003, Lugar now argues for a drawdown of American military presence in the country. In a significant speech on June 25, 2007, Lugar remarked that President Bush's strategy in Iraq is not working.
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Born
April 4, 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana
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Rhodes Scholar
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Still manages his family's corn, soybean and tree farm
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Received Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America
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Ran for the Republican nomination for President in 1996
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Selected by Time Magazine in 2006 as one of the 10 Best Senators
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Advocate for increasing the U.S.'s energy security
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Rumored to be on Barack Obama's shortlist of possible Secretary of State candidates
