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 re-elected  overwhelmingly 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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Los Angeles Times - KABUL, Afghanistan &#8212; If the 15 candidates who have protested the conduct of this country's first democratic presidential election persist, they may need to tangle with Aji Ghulem Rasul, a 67-year-old, barrel-chested former wrestler.
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U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor, an Ohio Republican who served in the House of Representatives for nearly 20 years, was found dead in his apartment, a congressional aide said on Wednesday.
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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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Former U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage, who held "endangered salmon bakes" and once accused federal agents of using black helicopter gunships, died Monday in a car crash, her daughter said. She was 68.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his repressive 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday at 91 years old.
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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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US Representative Charlie Norwood of Georgia has died of lung cancer, lawmaker Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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Former Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash. who represented Seattle's conservative east-side suburbs for six terms in Congress, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 66.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept 24 -  - Veteran U.S. Sen.   Daniel Akaka, an 82-year-old Democrat from Hawaii, defeated   upstart challenger and fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Ed Case in   the state's primary election.
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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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Former Japanese Prime Minister and veteran lawmaker Kiichi Miyazawa dies at the age of 87.
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Momentum built in Japan's ruling party on Friday to back 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warm ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his shock resignation.
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Brock Adams, who served as transportation secretary under President Carter and represented Washington state in the Senate for one term, died Friday. He was 77.
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Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo  Tokyo, May 28 Kyodo - [Farm Minister] Matsuoka dies at hospital after attempting suicide  (c) 2007 BBC Monitoring Newsfile. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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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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TOKYO -- To glimpse the brave new Japan of Shinzo Abe -- the hawkish 51-year-old poised to replace Junichiro Koizumi as prime minister next week -- take a peek inside the eighth-grade history classes at this city's prestigious Tamagawa Academy.