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A politician with this surname lost popularity when he slipped and fell during an attempted handshake at a rally in Chico. At one RNC, a politician with this surname asserted he would be “the bridge to a time of tranquility, faith and confidence in action.” A woman with this surname was the defendant in a 1987 Supreme Court case that upheld withholding highway funds to states with a drinking age below (15[1]-5[1])21. That woman with this surname became the first female senator from (*) North Carolina and served as (-5[1])Reagan’s Secretary of Transportation. A Republican politician with this surname had the Reform Party siphon off votes in an election in which he ran on a ticket with Jack (10[1])Kemp. For 10 points, name this surname of a former Kansas Senator who lost the 1996 presidential election to Bill Clinton, Bob. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Dole [or Bob Dole; or Elizabeth Dole; or Robert Joseph Dole] (The case referenced is South Dakota v. Dole.)
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