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Warren Christopher, Former Secretary of State, Democratic Wise Man, Dead at 85
-Politics Daily StaffPresident Obama called Christopher a "skilled diplomat, a steadfast public servant and a faithful American." Christopher also served as a senior adviser to Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign.
David Broder, the Best Boy on the Campaign Bus, Dies at 81
-Walter ShapiroThe legendary Washington Post political reporter treated his journalistic calling and the voters with reverence and never succumbed to the know-it-all self-importance that is an occupational hazard on the political beat.
Peter Gomes, Who Offered Prayers at Inaugurations, Dead at 68
-Politics Daily StaffGomes, a Harvard Divinity School professor, author and preacher, died Monday night after suffering a brain aneurysm and heart attack.
How Sargent Shriver's Family Helped Him Cope With Alzheimer's
-Eleanor CliftShriver, who died Tuesday at age 95, revealed in 2003 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It didn't dim his cheerful outlook on life, and his family made sure that he was front and center in everything they did.
Sargent Shriver, a Peace Corps Founder and Liberal Activist, Is Dead at 95
-Tom DiemerShriver was a handsome and dedicated public figure who headed the Peace Corps for President Kennedy in the 1960s and went on to lead the 'War on Poverty' for Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Arizona Chief U.S. District Judge John M. Roll Killed in Tucson Attack
-Andrew CohenArizona's chief federal trial judge, John M. Roll, was killed Saturday in the attack in Tucson which gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and killed at least five others.
Killing of Vietnam Memorial Advocate Baffles Friends, Investigators
-Tom DiemerJohn Wheeler's body was found in a landfill in Wilmington, Del., on New Year's Eve. Police combed the site for clues, but what exactly happened to the West Point graduate remains a mystery.
Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Diplomat and Patriot, 1941-2010
-Walter ShapiroThe larger-than-life career ambassador served every Democratic president since Kennedy, brokering the 1995 Bosnian peace accords, shuttling to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and dying, literally, in the service of his country.
RIP Dino De Laurentiis, Master of the Movies
-James GradyThe life work of this scrappy, smiling producer born in 1919 in a small town outside of Naples, Italy, both entertained and helped shape our culture and politics.
William Saxbe, Outspoken Ohio Senator and Nixon AG, Dead at 94
-Tom DiemerFormer U.S. Sen. Bill Saxbe of Ohio, who challenged Richard Nixon on Vietnam but was later named Nixon's attorney general, died Tuesday. He was 94.
Daniel Schorr, Pioneering Newsman on Nixon's 'Enemies List,' Dead at 93
-Tom DiemerDaniel Schorr, the pioneering CBS newsman who found himself on Nixon's infamous "enemies list," and did commentary for NPR into his ninth decade, is dead at the age of 93.
George Steinbrenner Dies; Yankee Boss Gave to Nixon, Other Pols From Both Parties
-Tom DiemerSteinbrenner, the late Yankees owner, dabbled in politics, but he got the most notoriety for an illegal campaign donation to President Nixon.
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