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...The US boasted Wernher von Braun, the German ex-Nazi inventor of the V-2 rocket, a trophy from the second world war. Both were scarred by conflict and driven by a passion for space....
...That was followed by the era of the shorter-named from 1964-72 and the confusing years, Carter v. Reagan, Bush. v Gore, when candidates boasted the same number of letters....
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