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Senators to salute Ronald Reagan

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has often paid tribute to Ronald Reagan.
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The U.S. Senate will pay tribute today to Ronald Reagan, in one of many events tied to the centennial of the 40th president's birth.

Reagan would have turned 100 on Sunday, Feb. 6.

Senators will deliver speeches honoring Reagan from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has often spoken about the impact Reagan had on his political life. The former prisoner of war also speaks frequently of the support Reagan and his wife, Nancy, gave to him and other POWs during their captivity in Vietnam....
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