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Before her long stint in the Senate, she led San Francisco through a healing period after horrific political violence.

Feinstein, elected in 1992, was a vocal gun-control advocate who often sought common ground with Republicans, sometimes frustrating her more liberal colleagues.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the

A fierce debater who did not suffer fools, the California senator was long known for her v

Dianne Feinstein, the oldest sitting senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state, but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.

Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state.

Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman" and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.

Dianne Feinstein survived several assassination attempts in the 1970s by the New World Liberation Front, a left-wing, anti-capitalist terrorist group.

The senator’s death at 90, after months of declining health, puts pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom of California to quickly name a temporary replacement.

Dianne Feinstein survived several assassination attempts in the 1970s by the New World Liberation Front, a left-wing, anti-capitalist terrorist group.