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La Follette Legacy

Date: 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey posed with a portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., who served as the inspiration for many Wisconsin politicians.
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Callista and Newt Gingrich

Date: 10 24 2012
Description: Callista and Newt Gingrich pose for a portrait as they enter a rally. They were the featured speakers at an event for the Republican Presidential ticket at...
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David Obey at the Podium

Date: 2004
Description: Congressman David Obey speaks outdoors at a podium.
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Ceremony at Normandy Groundbreaking

Date: 08 28 2004
Description: The Normandy Interpretive Center groundbreaking ceremony. Soldiers carrying the American flag march between two tents filled with guests. Participants in t...
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Herb Kohl

Date: 10 09 2007
Description: Close-up portrait of Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl smiling.
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Melvin Laird

Date: 2006
Description: Melvin Laird, former Congressman and Defense Secretary, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Laird Center for Medical Research at the Marshfield Clinic.
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Democratic Election Rally

Date: 10 12 2012
Description: Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd at a 2012 Democratic Election rally held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He is standing at a podium ...
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Powell, Obey and Pelosi

Date: 2003
Description: Secretary of State Colin Powell, Congressman David Obey and and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi stand together at a gathering.
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Donald Trump

Date: 04 04 2016
Description: Donald Trump is holding a red "Make America Great Again" cap and shaking a man's hand.
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Ron Kind

Date: 04 2011
Description: Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind standing at the entrance of his Washington office.
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Herbert Kohl at Washington Office

Date: 04 2011
Description: Senator Herbert Kohl standing by an American flag in his Washington, D.C. office.
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right, in the blue shirt) touring the 9/11 Ground Zero site with an unidentified FBI official, Joan Obey, and an unide...
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John McCain

Date: 02 15 2008
Description: John McCain speaking, with an enormous American flag in the background.
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John McCain

Date: 02 15 2008
Description: John McCain speaking, with an enormous American flag in the background.
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Obey Applauding

Date: 01 27 2010
Description: Congressman David Obey stands in a row and applauds at the State of the Union address. To Obey's left are Congressman Charles B. Rangel of New York and Con...
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Joe Davis

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Close-up view of Joe Davis, Milwaukee's 2nd district Alderman, as he is speaking through a megaphone to a crowd of protesters outside the Republican presid...
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Bernie Sanders

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, smiling while standing behind a podium during a rally held in the Kohl Center. A sign on the podium bears his ca...
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Bernie Sanders Waving to the Crowd

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: The U.S. Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, waving to the crowd as he is walking on stage for the Democratic presidential debate. A camera operator is s...
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"A Future to Believe In" Sign

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: Bernie Sanders standing at the podium at his rally in the Kohl Center. A lighted sign high up in the background is spelling out his campaign slogan: "A Fut...
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Congressman Ron Kind

Date: 10 25 2016
Description: Wisconsin's Third District Congressman, Ron Kind, is standing on a stage and speaking into a microphone at a Hillary Clinton rally at UW-La Crosse. A banne...

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