Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.

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Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving African-American staffer on Capitol Hill.

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Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor and UN ambassador just nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to free political prisoners, has died at 75

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Former Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico.

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Billionaire investor Thomas H. Lee dead at 78, family says

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Thomas H. Lee at a panel discussion in 2009.
Thomas Lee, founder of Thomas H. Lee Capital, speaks at a panel discussion at the 2009 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.

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