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Discuss “Congressmen weigh in on national elections”

Former Congressmen Bob Carr (D–Mich.) and Jack Buechner (R–Mo.) visited campus this past Tuesday and Wednesday, reaching out to the community through a program sponsored by the United States Association of Former Members of Congress. Carr and Buechner spoke on the 2008 election, history, and personal careers in politics.

Both congressmen have extensive experience in various areas of political life.

Carr served in Congress from 1975 to 1995. He has traveled extensively to Russia and investigated a Soviet nuclear weapons facility.

Buechner was a congressman from 1987 to 1991. In this time, he was a representative of the U.S. Republican Party to the International Democratic Union following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Buechner spoke about...

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