The Candidates

The Candidates

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Democratic Candidates

Joe Biden

Current Job/Position:  Senator from Delaware

Hometown: New Castle, Del.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/31/07

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Hillary Clinton

Current Job/Position:  Senator from New York

Hometown: Park Ridge, Ill.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/22/07

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Chris Dodd

Current Job/Position:  Senator from Connecticut

Hometown: East Haddam, Conn.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/11/07

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John Edwards

Current Job/Position:  Director for Center on Poverty; Trial Lawyer

Hometown: Robbins, N.C.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/3/07

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Mike Gravel

Current Job/Position:  Lecturer

Hometown: Springfield, Mass.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 4/14/06

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Dennis Kucinich

Current Job/Position:  Representative from Ohio

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Status: Statement of Candidacy 12/29/06

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Barack Obama

Current Job/Position:  Senator from Illinois

Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia; Honolulu, Hawaii

Status: Statement of Candidacy 2/12/07

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Bill Richardson

Current Job/Position:  Governor of New Mexico

Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.; Mexico City, Mexico

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/22/07

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Republican Candidates

Sam Brownback

Current Job/Position:  Senator from Kansas

Hometown: Parker, Kan.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/22/07

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Rudy Giuliani

Current Job/Position: Lawyer

Hometown: New York, N.Y.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 2/5/07

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Mike Huckabee

Current Job/Position: Candidate

Hometown: Hope, Ark.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/29/07

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Duncan Hunter

Current Job/Position: Representative from California

Hometown: Alpine, Calif.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/25/07

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John McCain

Current Job/Position:  Senator from Arizona

Hometown: Alexandria, Va.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 11/16/06

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Ron Paul

Current Job/Position: Representative from Texas

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 3/12/07

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Mitt Romney

Current Job/Position: Candidate

Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 1/3/07

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Tom Tancredo

Current Job/Position: Representative from Colorado

Hometown: Broomfield, Colo.

Status: Exploratory Cmte. 1/22/07

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Fred Thompson

Current Job/Position: Candidate

Hometown: Sheffield, Ala.

Status: Statement of Candidacy 9/6/07

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