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Meet the Three Best Friends Who All Ran for President

Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
During their time in the Senate together, Arizona Sen. John McCain, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham became close friends.Paul J. Richards—AFP/Getty Images
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
The three Senators, shown here in 2009, often appeared at each other's press conferences.Chris Kleponis—Getty Images
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
Shown here on a trip to Baghdad in 2006, the Senators were known as "the three amigos," after a 1980s comedy starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short.Khalid Mohammed—Pool/Corbis
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
Though they have different temperaments, the three Senators have an easygoing rapport that's clear when they are together, as in this 2008 walk-through of the GOP national convention stage.Sacramento Bee/MCT/Getty Images
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
The three amigos, shown here at a White House summit in 2009, have something else in common: They've all run for president.Kevin Lamarque—Reuters
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
Lieberman ran for vice president in 2000 alongside Al Gore then mounted his own unsuccessful bid for the nomination in 2004.Jason Reed—Reuters/Corbis
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
McCain made an unsuccessful primary run in 2000 and then became the GOP nominee in 2008, where he was often accompanied by Lieberman and Graham on the campaign trail. Mauricio Duenas—AFP/Getty Images
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
The three Senators watched the Super Bowl in a hotel lobby bar during the 2008 campaign.Charles Dharapak—AP
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
Graham and Lieberman were with McCain as he barnstormed in the final 24 hours of his 2008 presidential campaign.Ethan Miller—Getty Images
John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham
They even accompanied him on a campaign trip to Amman, Jordan, in 2008.Nasser Nasser—AP
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
Graham is now readying his own bid for the Republican nomination in 2016. Alex Brandon—AP
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
Though Lieberman is a Democrat-turned-independent and Graham and McCain are Republicans, the three Senators, shown here on a 2010 trip to Afghanistan, share similar views on a muscular foreign policy. Ahmad Masood—Reuters/Corbis
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
The three Senators, shown here laying a wreath at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, also share strong support for Israel.Yehuda Raizner—AFP/Getty Images
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
After Lieberman left the Senate in 2013, McCain and Graham, shown here greeting former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, continued to work together. Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images
Lindsey Graham John McCain Joe Lieberman
But they'll always be remembered as the "three amigos."Scott J. Ferrell—CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

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