Democratic Rep. Bob Matsui Dies at Age 63
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Democratic Rep. Bob Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.
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Niki Tsongas ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ the widow of the late Massachusetts Democratic Sen.
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Clair Burgener, a loyal ally of three Republican presidents who served the San Diego area in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms, has died.
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When Doris Matsui announced plans last week to run for her late husband's seat in Congress, she chose the fastest and most historic route to Capitol Hill for women: being the widow of a man who was there already.
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Just four years ago, Hawaii Democrat Mazie K. Hirono was seen by some in her party as a has-been: The incumbent lieutenant governor had lost the governorÃ¢ÂÂs race to Republican Linda Lingle Ã¢ÂÂ ending a Democratic gubernatorial winning streak in the state that extended back to 1962.
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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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Bob Evans, 77, a computer scientist who helped popularize personal computing and served as a scientific adviser to the Taiwanese government, died of a heart ailment Sept.
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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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Japan's farm minister, Toshikatsu Matsuoka -- under fire for a series of political funding scandals -- has killed himself, NHK said on Monday.
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An opposition lawmaker died at a hospital shortly after he was wounded in a shooting near the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Tuesday, a hospital official said.
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Moderate Rep. Ed Case is telling Hawaii voters it's time to force out affable liberal Sen. Daniel Akaka, 82, and end a political career notable for its length more than its achievements.
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Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, Monday paid tribute to the &quot;brave souls&quot; killed in Tiananmen Square on the 18th anniversary of China&#39;s crackdown on democracy activists.
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Over three decades, Bob Klein amassed a fortune by building and financing low-income housing. After his 14-year-old son was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, however, he redirected his considerable political clout and business savvy. The longtime Democrat has since become one of the biggest private patrons of human embryonic stem cell research &#151; medical technology that many scientists believe can someday cure a wide range of ailments, including diabetes.
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Rep. Paul Gillmor of Ohio was found dead in his apartment in the nation's capital today, leadership aides for both the Republican and Democratic parties said. House Minority Leader John Boehner told congressmen their colleague "died suddenly overnight."
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Bruce S. Kershner, who died Friday in the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Cheektowaga, from esophageal cancer, lived just long enough to realize his lifelong dream of state protection for the soaring old-growth trees of the Zoar Valley. He was 56.  Mr.
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Former Rep. Jennifer Dunn, who became the most powerful Republican woman in Washington state history during six terms representing Seattle's east-side suburbs, died Wednesday after developing a blood clot in her Virginia apartment, her family said. She was 66.
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Nearly 40 years ago, a U.S. senator  from South Dakota suffered an illness that sidelined him for  years, yet he kept his Senate seat.