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Jim Lehrer, Longtime PBS News Anchor, Is Dead at 85
92-Year-Old Michigan Democrat John Dingell Jr. has Died
The 92-Year-Old Michigan Democrat Michigan Democrat John Dingell Jr. was the longest-serving member of the United States Congress in history. He helped write most of the nation’s major environmental and energy laws. Dingel died Thursday, February 7, 2019, his wife…
John McCain prisoner of war presidential candidate dead at 81
John McCain, prisoner of war, presidential candidate and one of the most influential American politicians of his generation, has died after suffering from brain cancer. The six-term senator from Arizona had been absent from Washington since last December but remained…
Canadian MP Gord Brown dies in Office after a heart attack in Parliament Hill
Canadian MP Gord Brown, 57, dies in Office on Tuesday, May 2, 2018, bring the number 322 of Canadian MPs who have passed while still an active member of parliament. Tears and tributes flowed in a solemn House of Commons as…
Hillary Clinton pays tribute to John Glenn
Hillary Clinton paused her remarks at an event honoring Senate minority leader Harry Reid to pay tribute to former senator and astronaut John Glenn who passed away.
Dale L Bumpers, Liberal Stalwart of Arkansas Politics, Dies at 90
Dale L Bumpers, a liberal governor and four-term Democratic senator from Arkansas who came out of retirement in 1999 to make a passionate closing argument defending President Bill Clinton against removal from office in a Senate trial, died on Friday…
Fred Thompson, with larger-than-life persona, dies at 73
Fred Thompson, 73, died on Sunday from after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement issued by his family. Thompson, who had recently purchased a house in Nashville to return to Tennessee, was first diagnosed with cancer in 2004.Fred…
Martin Joseph, a former national security minister of the Trinidad & Tobago Government, died drowning.
Former government minister Martin Joseph died on Monday morning while swimming at Grange Bay on the southwestern side of Tobago. Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly Orville London confirmed the drowning while speaking on local radio. Joseph was…
PASSING OF ANGELA CROPPER.
It with great sadness that The Cropper Foundation announces the passing of its co-founder and first President, Angela Cropper, in London on Monday 12th November 2012 after a protracted illness. She was ten days shy of her 67th birthday. Angela’s…
Moon River singer Andy Williams dies
American crooner and former TV host Andy Williams, known for classics like Moon River and The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, has died at his home in Branson, Mo. Williams, once dubbed “a national treasure” by former U.S. president…
Jamaican Ambassador, Hon. Dudley Thompson passes away
FT. LAUDERDALE – Jamaica’s Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Ambassador the Hon. Dudley Joseph Thompson, OJ, QC Ambassador Thompson died Friday morning (Jan.20) one day after his 95th birthday.…