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Bernie Sanders is running for president: Here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette

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On Feb. 19, Sen. Bernie Sanders became the eighth congressional member to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president. The Vermont independent senator enters a crowded and diverse field, this time as a frontrunner, as this will be Sanders’s second bid for the presidency.

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