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Succeeded byAlexi Giannoulias

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Succeeded byMark Warner

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Succeeded byRoland Burris

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Succeeded byDonald Trump

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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2009

Succeeded byLiu Xiaobo

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Order of precedence of the United Statesformer president

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