AL.com: Utah’s Orrin Hatch, longest serving GOP senator in history, dies at 88.
Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88.
His death was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause.
A staunch conservative on most economic and social issues, he also teamed with Democrats several times during his long career on issues ranging from stem cell research to rights for people with disabilities to expanding children’s health insurance. He also formed friendships across the aisle, particularly with the late Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
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"Staunch Conservative"? The writer uses that term like they know what it means.
"Teamed with democrats"? It was a sprint across the aisle between Hatch and McCain on who could genuflect faster before the dems.
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