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The Greatest Political Rivalries

With the Republican presidential contest growing testier by the day, here’s a look at the most quarrelsome relationships in politics.

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GEORGE H.W. BUSH VS. RONALD REAGAN

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Although the sunny Gipper and stiff Bush joined forces as an odd couple in 1980, Bush derided Reagan’s supply-side platform as “voodoo economics.” Reagan repaid Bush’s snipe by abstaining from endorsing him in the 1988 Republican primary.

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