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American politician and attorney
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Robert Laurence Barr, Jr.
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November 5, 1948, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. (age 76)
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House of Representatives (1995-2003), United States

Bob Barr (born November 5, 1948, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.) is an American politician and attorney who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2003). He was the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president in 2008. Barr, whose father was a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, lived in various cities throughout the world, including Lima and Baghdad. In 1966 he graduated from the Community High School in Tehrān. He then studied at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1970), and George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (M.A., 1972), before receiving his J.D. from ...(100 of 455 words)

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