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Beverly LaHaye, Soldier of the Christian Right, Dies at 94
A pastor’s wife, she formed Concerned Women for America to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment. Roland Reagan called her “one of the powerhouses on the [...]
Don Wright, Editorial Cartoonist With a Skewer for a Pen, Dies at 90
He won two Pulitzers for Florida newspapers, commenting wryly on war, segregation, church scandals and more while reaching readers nationwide through [...]
Thomas Gumbleton, Progressive Voice as a Catholic Bishop, Dies at 94
He was arrested protesting war and clashed with fellow bishops in supporting gay marriage and the ordination of women and championing victims of sex a [...]
Richard Benedick, Negotiator of Landmark Ozone Treaty, Dies at 88
He played a key role in securing the Montreal Protocol, an international environmental pact to protect the ozone layer by reducing the use of certain [...]
Esther Coopersmith, Washington Hostess and Diplomat, Dies at 94
A place at her dinner tables, which sat 75, provided access to networks of money, influence and power across cultural and political divides.
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Paula Weinstein, Hollywood Veteran and Political Activist, Dies at 78
Raised by a McCarthy-era rebel, the producer and journalist Hannah Weinstein, she followed her mother’s path into movies and television, advocacy and [...]
Peter Shapiro, Political Groundbreaker in New Jersey, Dies at 71
He bucked the Democratic machine to become the youngest member of the state’s General Assembly and reformed government as the first Essex County execu [...]
Linda Bean, an L.L. Bean Heir and a Conservative Donor, Dies at 82
A granddaughter of the celebrated Maine brand’s founder, she set out as an entrepreneur in her mid-60s and used her wealth to fund right-wing causes.
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Joe Lieberman, Senator and Vice Presidential Candidate, Dies at 82
He served four terms in the Senate from Connecticut. Al Gore chose him as his running mate in the 2000 election, making him the first Jewish candidate [...]
Lee Berry, Black Panther in a ‘Radical Chic’ Time, Dies at 78
He was one of the prosecuted Panther 21 in New York, and his account of abuse in jail was a catalyst for Leonard Bernstein’s famous Park Avenue fund-r [...]
Jean Maria Arrigo, Who Exposed Psychologists’ Ties to Torture, Dies at 79
Risking ostracism by her colleagues, she fought against the use of psychologists in coercive interrogations by the military and the C.I.A.
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Dorie Ladner, Unheralded Civil Rights Heroine, Dies at 81
She risked arrest and worse in pursuit of her goals of integration and voting rights from the time she was a teenager.
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Former Labour Blyth Valley MP Ronnie Campbell dies aged 80
Mr Campbell retired in 2019, and underwent heart surgery in 2020 after suffering stomach cancer some years earlier.Shadow health secretary Wes Streeti [...]
Ross Gelbspan, Who Exposed Roots of Climate Change Deniers, Dies at 84
A longtime investigative journalist, he wrote books and articles that documented a campaign of disinformation intended to sow doubt about global warmi [...]
Jean Carnahan, First Woman to Represent Missouri in U.S. Senate, Dies at 90
Ms. Carnahan was appointed to the seat after her husband was posthumously elected to it just weeks after he was killed in a plane crash in 2000.
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