The death of Daniel Inouye, president pro tempore of the Senate (third in line in presidential succession order) meant that Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy has been sworn in to the legislative leadership role, reserved for the most senior member of the majority party of the Senate.
The Senate lost one of the last of its legends Monday with the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat who arrived a half-century ago as the complete Washington outsider yet grew to become central to the Capitol and even its soul.
Inouye’s quiet, restrained style led some to underestimate him. But he had a wit and shrewdness, too, combined with a record of genuine heroism and compassion for the underdog, having come of age amid discrimination against Japanese-Americans even as he served bravely in World War II.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/daniel-inouye-obituary-lived-and-breathed-the-senate-85210.html#ixzz2FRZtWDlw
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I'm surprised that there wasn't much more media about him leading up to his death. If he was "underestimated" shouldn't the media portray that?
I'm surprised that there wasn't much more media about him leading up to his death. If he was "underestimated" shouldn't the media portray that?
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