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Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89
Rockefeller came from one of the nation's richest families to spend a half century in public service in one of the poorest states.
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Rockefeller came from one of the nation's richest families to spend a half century in public service in one of the poorest states.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89, Rockefeller came from one of the nation’s richest families to spend a half century in public service in one of the poorest states.
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