Rep. Matsui, a Top Democrat, Dies at Age 63
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U.S. Rep. Robert Matsui of  California, a top Democrat in Congress overwhelmingly reelected  in November to a 14th two-year term, has died of a rare blood  disorder, his office said on Sunday. He was 63.
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David Bronstein, a chess grandmaster who nearly became world champion, has died at age 82, the World Chess Federation announced.
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Niki Tsongas ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ the widow of the late Massachusetts Democratic Sen.
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US Representative Charlie Norwood of Georgia died of lung cancer, lawmaker Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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Republican state Rep. Gus Bilirakis appears to have clinched his partyÃ¢ÂÂs nomination to succeed his father, retiring 12-term Republican Rep. Michael Bilirakis, in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 9th Congressional District.
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Former Japanese Prime Minister and veteran lawmaker Kiichi Miyazawa dies at the age of 87.
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Paul Nitze, one of the last leading U.S. statesmen of the Cold War period, has died at the age of 97.
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Matsui had made 1,251 consecutive starts with the Yomiuri Giants in his native Japan and has played in all 322 games with the Yankees over the last two seasons...Bush&#39;s previous long outing was an eight-inning stint against Oakland on July 20, in which he
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Democratic Congressman Tom Lantos, a key voice on foreign affairs, has died aged 80, his spokeswoman says.
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Sen. Daniel Akaka faces a challenge in Saturday's Democratic primary from a congressman who wants voters to dump the 82-year-old lawmaker in favor of younger blood.
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Rep. Paul E. Gillmor (R-Ohio) died of blunt head and neck trauma, injuries consistent with a fall down stairs, the Virginia medical examiner's office concluded in ruling his death an accident.
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Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, has died, his spokeswoman said Monday.
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Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton of  Missouri, running mate of Democratic presidential candidate  Sen. George McGovern in 1972, died on Sunday from heart  problems at age 77, a statement by his family said.
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Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to mourn U.S. Rep. Robert T. Matsui, recalling how he rose from immigrant roots to serve in Congress for 26 years.
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Former US senator Thomas Eagleton, who was dropped as George McGovern's presidential running mate in 1972 after he admitted having undergone shock treatment for depression, died Sunday at age 77, his family said.
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Baron Renton of Huntingdon, Britain&#39;s longest-serving lawmaker, died Thursday aged 98, a member of his household confirmed.
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The race to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaped up on Friday as a fight between 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warm ties with Asian neighbors, and hawkish former foreign minister Taro Aso.