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My own father had died of Alzheimer's. George [Mitchell] had been also, I think, deeply moved by a similar tragedy.

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Barbara Mikulski
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 20
Politician
Social Worker
United States Senator
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Baltimore
Maryland
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Barbara A. Mikulski
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