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Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland has died, at 87

by Brian Witte
| December 7, 2020 5:33 AM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes, who represented Maryland for 30 years in the Senate as a leader of financial regulatory reform and drafted the first article of impeachment against Republican President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal as a congressman, has died, his son said. He was 87.

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