wonderful person I saw when speaking to him. He was warm and open and above all optimistic. This great hope of his makes his passing even more poignant to me. May Senator McGovern rest in peace, having lived a principle life as a determined leader, open-hearted humanitarian, and man of integrity. What does it mean to you to be a South Dakota politician? If you're a Democrat, it means you work twice as hard! (laughs) South Dakota is certainly a traditionally conservative state, and I feel I broke the precedent back when I was elected to represent. People didn't give me much hope for my party. But still now, I have great respect for and confidence in the people of South Dakota. I'm 17. Do you believe that we can end world hunger within my lifetime? Absolutely. With all of our new technology, and dedicated people, we must. If we haven't ended hunger by that time, I'd be very discouraged. I won't be there, but if I achieve my goal of living to be 100 -- that's ten years from now -- I hope to see it happen by then. Robert Kennedy once called you "the only decent man in the Senate." What has shaped your morals most? I grew up in a Methodist minister's parsonage. He drove in us very vigorously to live by a strong moral code. I don't claim to be a saint, and the people that know me would tell you that. But I will never