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Article: Mondale has long history in Minnesota politics; The political life of the former Democratic U.S. senator and vice president was born in the 1940s, and if he leaves retirement to make a political comeback, he'll be returning to familiar ground.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 27, 2002
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Byline: Eric Black; Staff Writer
While practicing law in recent years, former attorney general, senator, vice president, presidential nominee and ambassador Walter Mondale also decided that one last way to contribute to public life was through a series of lecture-discussion retrospectives about his political career.
But Mondale, 74, may have started reminiscing too soon. Rumors swirling around Minnesota feature him making a political comeback as the last-minute DFL substitute for the late U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone on the November ballot. If he does, newcomers to the state won't have much time to get acquainted with the new-old candidate. Here are some ...