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Bob Dole in front of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. He served as chairman of the fundraising committee that raised over $190 million dollars for the memorial. Courtesy Dole Institute of Politics Lifelong Republican represented Kansas on a national stageBy NOMIN UJIYEDIIN and SCOTT CANONKansas News ServiceBob Dole, who overcame war wounds to dominate Kansas politics for much of the 20th century and nearly capture his nation's presidency, has died. He was 98.The death of the former U.S. senator and Republican nominee for president was announced by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. The announcement did not say where he died. He died Sunday.He is survived by his wife, former U.S. Sen. and cabinet secretary Elizabeth Dole and his daughter, Robin Dole.Dole grew up in the boom-and-bust oil town of Russell, watched his family scrape by during the Great Depression, suffered crippling wounds on an Italian battlefield during World War II and worked his way up from county