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Mary Rose Oakar, 85, First Arab American Woman in Congress, Dies

In her 16 years on Capitol Hill, she emerged as a champion of women’s rights, especially equal pay for comparable work.

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Representative Mary Rose Oakar, an eight-term Ohio Democrat, in 1981. She helped found what is now the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus.
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Duke Cunningham, 83, Congressman Convicted in Corruption Scandal, Dies

A war hero turned politician, he was first elected to the House in 1990 but stepped down in 2005 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit bribery.

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Representative Duke Cunningham, Republican of California, in 2005, the year he pleaded guilty in a bribery scandal and left Congress after 15 years in office.
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