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Politics, service run in the blood for some students

Children of politicians, famous or not, bring a variety of viewpoints and ambitions to undergraduate life

Contributing Reporter
Published Monday, October 31, 2005

Not every university enrolls students who go home for the holidays to a governor's mansion or the White House. But at Yale, an institution steeped in political tradition, it is no surprise to find students coming from political stock.

Some of these students have their own political ambitions, while others claim to be apolitical. Some have found themselves close to the center of publicity and controversy since childhood, while others have enjoyed relative anonymity. All of them have a unique perspective on the political process and the personal repercussions of a life in...

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