Republican Sen. Craig Thomas dies at 74
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Republican Sen. Craig Thomas of  Wyoming, who had been battling leukemia, died on Monday evening  at the National Naval Medical Center at age 74, his family said  in a statement.
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Sen. Craig Thomas, a Wyoming Republican who has been battling leukemia, is listed in serious condition at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center.
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Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho announced his resignation here on Saturday, abruptly ending his Senate career.
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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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Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's political support eroded significantly Wednesday as three fellow Republicans in Congress called for his resignation and party leaders pushed him from senior committee posts
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Dr. John Barrasso began his rounds on Capitol Hill on Monday, learning how to be a senator. Barrasso, a conservative Republican surgeon who was until now a Wyoming state senator, was sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney Monday afternoon. Gov. Dave Freudenthal selected him to fill the seat of Sen. Craig Thomas, who died June 4 while being treated for leukemia.
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Sen. Craig Thomas returned to work Monday, about a month earlier than originally planned, after undergoing treatment for leukemia.
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Senator Tim Johnson was reportedly in critical condition after being hospitalized âwith the symptoms of a stroke.â
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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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Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas, a three-term conservative Republican who stayed clear of the Washington limelight and political catfights, died yesterday. He was 74.
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Hiram L. Fong, 97, a Hawaii Republican who served in the US Senate from 1959 to 1977 and rose from poverty to become a venerable figure in Pacific politics, died of kidney failure Aug. 18 at his home in Honolulu.
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Republicans picked a party-backed state senator Thursday to replace embattled U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, who dropped out of the congressional race amid a corruption scandal.
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John Barrasso, a Wyoming lawmaker  and surgeon, was appointed as a U.S. senator from his state on  Friday to replace fellow Republican Craig Thomas, who died on  June 4 following a months-long battle with leukemia.
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DWINDLING SUPPORT: Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's political support eroded by the hour on Wednesday as fellow Republicans in Congress called for him to resign.
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BOISE, Idaho  - Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, caught in a sex scandal that quickly lost him the support of his party after his arrest in a men's toilet, said on Saturday he would resign from the U.S. Senate.
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Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming combined a deep love of Western rural life with a 23-year public career in Cheyenne and Washington.
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Former Gov. Kirk Fordice, a hard-nosed, no-nonsense businessman who became Mississippi's first Republican governor in more than 100 years, died Tuesday of leukemia. He was 70.