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Article: Congressman Henry Hyde passes away.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- November 29, 2007
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Congressman Henry Hyde passes away
Washington, Nov 29 (PTI) -- The former Illinois Republican Congressman Henry Hyde, known in India for the "Hyde Act" that paved the way for civilian nuclear cooperation with the United States, died today.
Hyde died in Chicago, He was 83, House Minority Leader John Boehner's office on Capitol Hill announced.
A spokeswoman for Rush University Medical Center, said Hyde died at 3 am CST at that hospital. There was no immediate word on the cause of his death, although Hyde underwent open-heart surgery in July.
Hyde retired from Congress at the end of the last session ...