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The persistent passion of Vice President Mike Pence

More than almost anyone in Trump’s circle, Pence is in demand

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN OFFICIAL Washington, Vice President Mike Pence sometimes struggles to keep track of what is happening inside the White House. So he knew people would be closely watching when he traveled north on May 20 to deliver a commencement address for graduates of Pennsylvania’s Grove City College, a devoutly Christian school where chapel attendance is mandatory and federal student aid is rejected, freeing the institution to ignore nondiscrimination laws.

“Servant leadership, not selfish ambition, must be the

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