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Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat who rose from humble beginnings to lead the upper chamber during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, has died aged 82.

Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada who rose from humble beginnings to lead the upper chamber during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, has died at the age of 82, officials said Tuesday.

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There will also be services at the Capitol to honor the life of our former colleague, Senator Bob Dole, this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a letter to his Democratic Caucus.

CHARLESTON – Now that the compromise voting rights legislation championed by Sen. Joe Manchin has been defeated, one election law expert says Manchin’s stance on the filibuster becomes even more important.

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“It worries me a little bit that we are getting entangled in the politics of New Orleans and it’s going to cost the state in the long run."

CHARLESTON –Republicans were successful in blocking U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s Freedom to Vote Act earlier this week thanks, at least in part, to Manchin’s staunch support of maintaining current filibuster rules.

REGIONAL- While Minnesota has grown by more than 400,000 people in the past ten years, the North Country hasn’t shared in that growth, declining instead by more than four percent, according to …

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