Edward Gramlich, 68, Dies; Former Fed Governor
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Edward M. Gramlich foresaw a looming crisis in home mortgage practices and ran a federal board created to aid the airlines after the 9/11 attacks.
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He died after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 80.
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U.S. District Judge John Garrett Penn, the former chief judge of the federal court in Washington, died Sunday after a lengthy illness, a court spokesman said. He was 75.
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In early January 2001, President-elect George W. Bush got a sobering warning from a railroad executive he invited to an economic conference in Austin, Texas. "Mr. President, you're inheriting a recession," CSX Inc. chairman John Snow remembers saying. For sure, Bush is hearing much more upbeat counsel these days from Snow, whose lease as treasury secretary was just extended by the president after weeks of suspense.
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Former French Prime Minister Raymond  Barre, an economist who also served as a European commissioner,  has died, his family said on Saturday. He was 83.
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DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb. 18 -- Former Texas senator Phil Gramm was wrapping up his introduction in Des Moines on Saturday morning when a white-haired man wearing gray slacks and a big, brown leather jacket ambled up the aisle and stopped at the side of the stage, the curl of a smile on his lips.
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Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73.
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Charles Nelson Reilly, the Tony Award winner who later became known for his ribald appearances on the "Tonight Show" and various game shows, has died. He was 76.
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Law and Order and Dirty Dancing actor Jerry Orbach dies of prostate cancer at the age of 69.
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US budget deficits pose a problem for both the domestic and world economies, but there seems little political will to fix them, Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward Gramlich said on Saturday.
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Economist Robert Heilbroner, author of one of the best-selling economics books of all time and known for his entertaining approach to an often obscure subject, has died at the age of 85, the New School University said on Wednesday.
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AUSTIN, Texas  - Former Texas first lady Nellie   Connally, who was riding in the limousine with President John   F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in 1963, has died at the   age of 87, a family friend said on Saturday.
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Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday, according to the office of Sen. Claire McCaskill.
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Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller, the unassuming billionaire who last year abandoned a race for Arkansas governor &amp;#151; a post once held by his father &amp;#151; died Sunday after unsuccessful treatments for a blood disorder, his office said. He was 57.
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Viktor Schreckengost, an artist and prolific industrial designer whose ubiquitous works ranged from familiar toys and White House porcelain to innovative trucks and even lawn mowers, has died. He was 101.
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Jerry Orbach, acclaimed as a  quintessential New York actor for his work on Broadway, in  films and as the star of television's "Law & Order," has died  from cancer. He was 69.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The dead driving the dead. At least that's how the government seemed to have it in the case of Frank Jansky, a 75-year-old Kansas City man who drives a hearse part-time. Even as he lived and breathed, the Social Security Administration seemed to think he was no longer alive.