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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 15, 2007

From Bar to Beltway - Lawyers Pave a Well-Worn Path to the White House

Forum Column - By Michael M. Rosen - What's the only thing that binds Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards and Fred Thompson? They all started on the road to the White House when they were in law school.

FORUM COLUMN

By Michael M. Rosen

      What is it with lawyers and the presidency?
      More than half of all American presidents - including Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, Wilson, FDR, and Nixon - were members of the bar, as in all likelihood our next president will be.
      Six of the seven leading candidates for president from both parties - former New York City May...

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