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  1. 1876-1954. US Democrat politician. He became
  2. senator for Nevada 1932, and as an
  3. isolationist strongly opposed lend-lease
  4. during World War II. He sponsored the
  5. McCarran-Walter Immigration and Nationality
  6. Act of 1952, which severely restricted entry
  7. and immigration to the USA; the act was
  8. amended 1965.
  9.