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The Friday File: This past Wednesday, former senator Joseph Lieberman died; he was 82. His political career began in the Connecticut state house in 1970. In 1988, won election to the US Senate, becoming the first Orthodox Jew in the chamber. He then became the first Jewish candidate on a national ticket of a major political party when VP Al Gore selected him to be his running mate in 2000.

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