Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89

The New Jersey Democrat, who was the last World War II veteran to serve in the Senate, died early Monday morning after complications stemming from a bout with viral pneumonia. He was 89. - 2013/06/03.Goodbye to my friend, my role model and the greatest public servant I know, New Jersey Democrat Senator Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday at age 89. Goodbye to the last member of the Greatest Generation in the United States Senate and the last of theLautenberg's death means his seat will be filled temporarily by an appointee selected by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R). And in addition to holding an election for a full term in 2014, there also will likely be a special election for the seat laterFrank Lautenberg, who was elected as a Senator from New Jersey five times, has died. That's not a surprise in itself; he was eighty-nine, and had been ill, and had said that he

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