TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: "SEASON" 
Clue: Paul Scofield won an Oscar as the "year-round" Thomas More in this 1966 film

SOLUTION: a man for all seasons

PROBLEM: Category: POLITICIANS 
Clue: This champion stock-car racer lost the 1996 race for North Carolina's Secretary of State

SOLUTION: richard petty

PROBLEM: Category: TV NEWS 
Clue: Though Walter Cronkite retired at 65, this 65-year-old CBS anchorman, his successor, doesn't plan to

SOLUTION:
dan rather