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CSPAN: Life & Career of Mel Martinez
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- 2005-02-01 (Creation)
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Mark Caputo from the Miami Herald talks about Sen. Martinez on the campaign trail, his political leanings and his background with CSPAN. In an interview with CSPAN discusses, his Cuban heritage, growing up in Cuba, his move from Cuba to the United States through the Pedro Pan program as a teenager, his life during the Cuban revolution (both his experience while in Cuba and the United States), his relationship with his parents, his heroes, how he met his wife, how he became a lawyer, how he ended up in public service, the "Martinez" doctrine, how he came into politics, his current family life. Interview ends at 33 min, 45 sec.