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Florida's Bob Graham remembered as a governor, senator of the people

Apr. 26, 2024 16:57 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Democratic Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham was remembered Friday by Republicans and Democrats alike as a man whose love for people and his state of Florida transcended partisanship, many of them smiling with memories of his five decades in politics as they passed by...

Florida's Bob Graham dead at 87: A leader who looked beyond politics, served ordinary folks

Apr. 17, 2024 15:39 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A leader like Bob Graham would be a unicorn in the hyper-partisan politics of today. The former Florida governor and U.S. senator wasn't a slick, slogan-spouting politician. He didn't have an us-against-them mentality. Sometimes, he even came across as more...

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87

Apr. 16, 2024 23:47 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 87. Graham's...