RIP, Senator Simon - Democratic Underground

burning bush

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Tue Dec-09-03 05:30 PM
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RIP, Senator Simon

Edited on Tue Dec-09-03 05:31 PM by burning bush

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Paul Simon, the bow-tie-wearing missionary's son who rose from crusading newspaper owner to two-term U.S. senator and presidential aspirant, died Tuesday, a day after undergoing heart surgery. He was 75.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20031209/ap_on_go_co/obit_simon

Fly the flag at half mast :(

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liberalhistorian

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Tue Dec-09-03 05:36 PM
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1. Oh, no!

I didn't even know he'd had heart surgery or that he was that old, that's really sad. He reminded me of Wellstone.

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Padraig18

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Tue Dec-09-03 05:38 PM
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2. Yes.

He had a bad valve, and he needed a bypass. He came through surgery well, and was recovering normally at noon today. No one down in Carbondale can tell me what's happened yet.

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