If he defeats Obama in November, McCain, 72, will become the oldest person ever to be elected to a first term in the White House.

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Given the ANC's majority in the South African Parliament, that person has gone on to be elected president of the country.

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Already the first person of Asian descent to be elected citywide in New York, Liu hopes to become its first Asian-American mayor.

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It will be historic if she wins because she will be the first openly gay person elected to the U.S. Senate.

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But, our elected leaders seem to be sitting by idly while the average person deals with sky-high prices at the pump.

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