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'Fox Report' Profile: Ron Paul

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    Shepard Smith examines life and career of 12-term congressman

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-- -- Florida indicate Ron Paul is registering with young people very well.

Excuse me the congressman has really actively cut a campaign in Florida -- all further proof that he's never been one to follow convention.

After twelve terms and congress he still -- in many ways a Washington outsider.

Continue our in depth look at the candidates tonight the physician who were the nickname doctor no.

For voting against bills even when they have full Republican support sticking to his principles of individual liberties and small government.

May not have made him the friends in the big political parties but it -- him an intensely devoted file.

-- earnest -- was born in 1935.

In the middle of five Brothers.

He worked on his family's dairy farm on the outskirts Pittsburgh cleaning build models as a child and delivering them when he was -- I spent most my time working hard and going to -- and I -- sports Ron Paul played baseball and football in high school.

But he's sell good track finishing first in stages in the 240 yard dash.

Penn state university offered -- -- track scholarship.

But he declined after injuring his need.

-- classmates called him Ronnie and voted him the best all around excuse.

It is yearbook he -- his biggest pet peeve was stuck up girl.

But he found wanting like his future wife Carol asks -- on their first -- To a scene for us we got married highlights your colleagues -- -- she worked my way through medical school.

Paul initially wanted to come -- veterinarian but changed his mind after observing wanted to work.

I remember so clear choice kids running up and down the driveway boy I think I'd rather take care of the kids.

Then netstat and it didn't handle motion after earning his medical degree from you Ron Paul's been three years as an air force flight surgeons.

He then raised five children and started of the medical practice in rural southeast Texas.

I was only OB doctor.

In that whole county's argument always saving I have been -- 4000 babies and doing surgery and I'm -- Paul refused to accept Medicare payments.

In protest against big government.

He's got involved in politics in 1971.

When he disagreed with the president Nixon's decision to remove the country from the gold standard.

Ron Paul won a seat in congress since 76.

He lost the senate election in the early 1980s.

Then ran for president as a libertarian.

In 1988.

He.

Founded the company published -- monthly newsletter.

But he later denied he wrote some of its more offensive content.

Like calling Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

-- socialist cedar.

And declaring homosexuals -- far better off when social pressure forced them to hide their activity.

These foreign policy has been controversial as well -- -- President Clinton claiming he violated the war powers act and close the -- And rail against the Bush Administration.

Unproven charges against Iran's nuclear intentions are eerily reminiscent.

A false charges.

Made against Iraq before we invaded that country as a Republican presidential candidate in 2008.

He stirred the pot by suggesting US policy motivates terrorists.

They attacked us because we -- over there we've been bombing Iraq for ten years.

But through it all -- all held his ground and rallying supporters for another run for the White House.

There are many who would like to a little of this -- Italian there is an old saying.

Three's a charm.

Well congressman Ron Paul didn't in his last White House bid -- -- June of 20 wait.

Three months after Senator John McCain had officially clinch the Republican nomination there's no reason to believe he won't be around for a wild this year as well.

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