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Lindsey Graham dies at 71

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Lindsey Graham, the 71-year-old Republican U.S. senator from South Carolina, died on Saturday due to a "brief and sudden illness." His family requested privacy and prayers during this difficult time. Graham was a significant figure in Republican politics, first elected to the House in 1994 and the Senate in 2002. He served as the chair of the Senate Budget Committee and supported President Trump. Just the day before his death, he was in Kyiv discussing sanctions on Russian oil buyers with a bipartisan group of senators.


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