Former W.Va. governor and senator Jay Rockefeller dies at 89
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FILE - Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., holds up a report about underpayment to consumers during the markup of health care legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family's political dynasty who served as West Virginia's governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89. Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington. Rockefeller came from one of the nation's richest families to spend a half century in public service in one of the poorest states. He arrived in 1964 as a worker in an anti-poverty program, was elected governor a dozen years later and served two terms, then spent 30 years as a U.S. senator. See full coverage online and in our weekend print editions.
