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Article: EUGENE MCCARTHY; 1916 - 2005; Minnesota senator shook world in `68; A DFL Party architect, Eugene McCarthy roiled the political waters for nearly 50 years.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- December 11, 2005
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Byline: Steve Berg; Staff Writer
Eugene McCarthy, the poet and politician whose resolute stand against the Vietnam War toppled a president and inspired a generation of liberal idealists, died Saturday in Washington.
The former Minnesota senator was 89.
McCarthy had been in declining health for about three years from Parkinson's disease and died shortly before 6 a.m. Saturday at the Georgetown Retirement Residence. His son, Michael, was by his side.
"He fell ill at dinnertime Friday and became unresponsive," Michael McCarthy said. "It was fairly sudden. He stayed quite active until this year."
McCarthy will be remembered along ...
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