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The 60th seed at Wimbledon gets a chance at Center Court. The 60th seed in the NCAA gets a chance to go to the Final Four. But the third seed [in presidential politics] is shut out.

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Ralph Nader
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: February 27
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