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Article: Thurmond's last hurrah.(Editorials)(South Carolina senator turns 100)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- December 9, 2002
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Byline: The Register-Guard
Whatever one might think of Strom Thurmond's politics or personality, it must be admitted that the man has staying power.
Thurmond, whose 48-year career in the U.S. Senate - the longest in American history - will end when the new Congress is sworn in next month, celebrated another milestone last Thursday: his 100th birthday. He's the oldest person ever to serve in Congress, and now he's held that record for seven years.
Throughout a controversial career that began with his election to the South Carolina Senate in 1933 at the age of 31, Thurmond has been a lightning rod to those who have opposed his past segregationist ...