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Richard W. Murphy, Career Diplomat and Mideast Expert, Dies at 90
As a State Department Arabist, he served as ambassador to three Arab countries, and helped broker the end of a 15-year civil war in Lebanon.
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Clarke Reed, Who Helped the G.O.P. Conquer the South, Dies at 96
He built Mississippi’s Republican Party into a conservative powerhouse, making himself a regional power broker in the process.
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Peter B. Teeley, Who Coined the Term ‘Voodoo Economics,’ Dies at 84
As press secretary for George H.W. Bush, he came up with the expression to attack Ronald Reagan’s economic plan. The term took on a life of its own.
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Thirman Milner, Hartford Mayor Who Broke Race Barrier, Dies at 91
He grudgingly transitioned from civil rights to politics and became the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England.
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Morton I. Abramowitz, Diplomat Who Made Refugees a Priority, Dies at 91
As ambassador to Thailand and Turkey, and later as president of the Carnegie Endowment, he pushed for making human rights central to foreign policy.
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Fred R. Harris, Senator Who Ran for President, Dies at 94
After he spent eight years in the Senate as a moderate Democrat, his views took a leftward turn toward “new populism” in a failed 1976 shot at the pre [...]
M. Jodi Rell, Former Republican Governor of Connecticut, Dies at 78
She was lieutenant governor when her boss, John G. Rowland, resigned in a corruption scandal. The second woman to lead the state, she was later electe [...]
Steven J. Rosen, Hard-Charging Advocate for Israel, Dies at 82
A prominent behind-the-scenes figure in Washington, his career was derailed when he was charged with leaking government secrets. The case was later dr [...]
Lord Prescott dies surrounded by love and jazz music, say family
Getty ImagesLord Prescott was the MP for Hull East for almost 40 yearsJohn Prescott, the former deputy prime minister and Labour veteran, has died age [...]
Richard V. Allen, Reagan’s First National Security Adviser, Dies at 88
His tenure was short: He was forced to resign after $1,000 in cash was found in a safe in his former office, even though the Justice Department cleare [...]
Lawrence Robbins, Lawyer for Prominent D.C. Figures, Dies at 72
He argued 20 cases before the Supreme Court and prepared witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch and Christine Blasey Ford for their congressional testimony. [...]
Former NI assembly member dies
PacemakerAnna Lo was born in Hong Kong and moved to Northern Ireland in 1974The Alliance Party has paid tribute to its "ground-breaking" and "trailbla [...]
Former Defence Secretary John Nott dies aged 92
When Sir John Nott walked out of a live TV interviewSir John Nott, who served as Conservative defence secretary during the Falklands War, has died age [...]
Grant Ujifusa, 82, Dies; Lobbied for Redress for Japanese Americans
He helped sway Ronald Reagan to sign a bill offering cash and an apology to Japanese Americans who had been imprisoned during World War II.
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Tina S. Kaidanow, 59, Diplomatic Force in Kosovo and Guantánamo, Dies
She was the first U.S. ambassador to a newly independent Balkans nation and recently oversaw the transfer of cooperating Guantánamo prisoners to third [...]