Bill Graves, a moderate Republican governor, won 73% of the vote in his re-election in 1998.

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"I would say that, hold your breath, because any time now, that won't be a problem, " said Bill Graves, head of the American Trucking Associations.

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Kennedy Profile in Courage Award during an evening that included performances by Broadway stars Bernadette Peters and Brian Stokes Mitchell, opera singers Denyce Graves and Frederica von Stade, singer James Taylor, actress Lauren Bacall, comedian Bill Cosby and others.

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