And even losing nominees for the office, from Lloyd Bentsen to Jack Kemp to Joe Lieberman to John Edwards and Sarah Palin, have had a lasting impact.

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Many members of the Westminster cabinet were present including the chancellor and his wife Sarah, Home Secretary Jack Straw, Social Security Alastair Darling, Education Secretary David Blunkett, Culture Secretary Chris Smith and Cabinet Office Minister Mo Mowlam.

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Square, cofounded by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, also recently announced that it hired former Goldman Sachs and Salesforce.com executive Sarah Friar as chief financial officer.

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