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The Question:
Can a president serve more than two terms if they are not consecutive? For example, could former President Barack Obama have run for president again in 2016?
The Answer:
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(Encyclopedia) King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874–1950, Canadian political leader, b. Kitchener, Ont.; grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie. An expert on labor questions, he served in Wilfrid Laurier's…
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