West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92
Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, has died at age 92.
Spokesman Jesse Jacobs says Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. Monday at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va.
Byrd was elected to the Senate in 1958, after spending six years in the House. He was the Senate majority leader for six years dur (read more)
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Rue McClanahan has died from stroke
Actress Rue McClanahan, who played the Golden Girl that got around, died Thursday of a massive stroke, People.com reported.
She was 76 - a fact her alter-ego on "The Golden Girls," the bawdy Blanche Deveraux, would never dream of divulging.
"She passed away at 1 a.m." at New York Presbyterian Hospital, her manager, Bar (read more)
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Dennis Hopper has died at 74
Dennis Hopper, whose pot-addled Billy in Easy Rider and psychopathic Frank Booth in Blue Velvet helped put the icon in iconoclastic, has died after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. He was 74.
The legendary actor died about 9 a.m. Saturday surrounded by family in his Los Angeles home. (read more)
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