Fred Harris, ex-Oklahoma senator and Democratic presidential hopeful, has died. He was 94
CORRALES, N.M. (AP) — Fred Harris, ex-Oklahoma senator and Democratic presidential hopeful, has died. He was 94.
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- The Hill
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- The Hill
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- The Daily Beast
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- The Independent
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- The Conversation
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- HuffPost
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- The Hill
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- The Hill
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- The Independent
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- Entertainment Weekly
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- The Independent
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- The Hill
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- Cosmo
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- Yahoo News Australia
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- Storyful
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