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Frank Lautenberg, pubcasting champion in the Senate, dies at 89

By Andrew Lapin, Freelance Contributor | June 3, 2013

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), the last World War II veteran to serve in the Senate and a longtime supporter of public broadcasting, died today from complications of viral pneumonia. The five-term senator was 89.