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  "path": "/2026/05/20/us/politics/barney-frank-dead.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T14:05:23.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nytimes.com",
  "tags": [
    "Frank, Barney",
    "United States Politics and Government",
    "Homosexuality and Bisexuality",
    "Deaths (Obituaries)",
    "Massachusetts",
    "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010)",
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  "textContent": "Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.",
  "title": "Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86"
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