Robert Dole, Senate GOP Leader and White House Hopeful, Dies
- His 1996 loss to Bill Clinton ended his political career
- The Kansas politician was first elected to the Senate in 1968
Bob Dole passed away on Dec. 5, 2021.
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Bob Dole, the World War II veteran who recovered from near-fatal wounds to become the U.S. Senate Republican leader and a three-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 98.
Dole died Sunday morning in his sleep, according to a Twitter post by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. He disclosed in February that he had stage-four lung cancer.