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Elizabeth Warren's political journey

Warren was a law professor at a number of universities in the '70s, '80s and '90s, including Harvard. She became an expert on bankruptcy law and was appointed to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission during the Clinton administration.
Warren was a law professor at a number of universities in the '70s, '80s and '90s, including Harvard. She became an expert on bankruptcy law and was appointed to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission during the Clinton administration.
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Warren attends a March 4, 2010, hearing of the congressional oversight panel created to oversee the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Her experience on that panel led to her role in the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Warren attends a March 4, 2010, hearing of the congressional oversight panel created to oversee the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Her experience on that panel led to her role in the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Warren watches as President Obama shakes hands with Richard Cordray before announcing the nomination of Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on July 18, 2011. Despite Warren's role in the creation of the CFPB, Obama ultimately did not appoint her to lead the agency.
Warren watches as President Obama shakes hands with Richard Cordray before announcing the nomination of Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on July 18, 2011. Despite Warren's role in the creation of the CFPB, Obama ultimately did not appoint her to lead the agency.
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Warren speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 5, 2012, at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.
Warren speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 5, 2012, at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.
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Warren hugs her husband, Bruce Mann, during an election night rally in Boston after Warren defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate race on Nov. 6, 2012.
Warren hugs her husband, Bruce Mann, during an election night rally in Boston after Warren defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate race on Nov. 6, 2012.
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Elizabeth Warren questions a witness at a March 7, 2013, Senate Banking Committee hearing on anti-money laundering.
Elizabeth Warren questions a witness at a March 7, 2013, Senate Banking Committee hearing on anti-money laundering.
Cliff Owen, AP
From left: Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Elizabeth Warren and Democratic Sen. Edward Markey attend the opening for a new Boston Marathon memorial exhibition, 'Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial,' at the Boston Public Library on April 7, 2014.
From left: Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Elizabeth Warren and Democratic Sen. Edward Markey attend the opening for a new Boston Marathon memorial exhibition, 'Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial,' at the Boston Public Library on April 7, 2014.
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Elizabeth Warren on April 7, 2014, in her Boston office on the top floor of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building. The first time she was in the office, nearly 16 years ago, she was lobbying then-senator Edward M. Kennedy to oppose a bankruptcy law — unaware that she would one day fill his Senate seat.
Elizabeth Warren on April 7, 2014, in her Boston office on the top floor of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building. The first time she was in the office, nearly 16 years ago, she was lobbying then-senator Edward M. Kennedy to oppose a bankruptcy law — unaware that she would one day fill his Senate seat.
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When asked whether she has presidential ambitions for 2016, Elizabeth Warren said, 'I’m not running for president. ... We have races in 2014 that we have got to focus on. We have issues that can’t wait.'
When asked whether she has presidential ambitions for 2016, Elizabeth Warren said, 'I’m not running for president. ... We have races in 2014 that we have got to focus on. We have issues that can’t wait.'
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Elizabeth Warren visits the Summer Shack in Cambridge, Mass., a longtime favorite spot, on April 7, 2014. The restaurant 'makes me feel grounded,' she says. 'Washington can be such a bubble, and it’s not my place. This is my place, here, at the Shack.'
Elizabeth Warren visits the Summer Shack in Cambridge, Mass., a longtime favorite spot, on April 7, 2014. The restaurant 'makes me feel grounded,' she says. 'Washington can be such a bubble, and it’s not my place. This is my place, here, at the Shack.'
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While Elizabeth Warren was being interviewed near the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2014, a worker from the Department of Health and Human Services stopped to watch and shouted, 'You motivate me to come to work every morning.' Warren responded, 'You motivate me to come to work every morning.'
While Elizabeth Warren was being interviewed near the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2014, a worker from the Department of Health and Human Services stopped to watch and shouted, 'You motivate me to come to work every morning.' Warren responded, 'You motivate me to come to work every morning.'
H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY
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