The Kennedys, Nancy Pelosi, Vice President Joe Biden. These are the names that Americans think of when they are asked to name the top Catholic political figures. Former Senator Rick Santorum, a Catholic, of course made a recent resurgence in the political world after the Republican primaries, but there are few new Catholic stars in the national political spotlight today.
Meet freshman Senator Marco Rubio, who is already a rising national star and already the subject of vice-presidential speculation. The son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio still has the spark of a politician who feels he owes his success to things greater than himself.
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