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  "textContent": "Barney Frank, a sharp-tongued \"liberal lion\" in Congress and a pioneer for gay rights on Capitol Hill, has died at 86, his sister confirmed Wednesday. The former Massachusetts Democrat, who entered hospice care at his Maine home last month, spent more than three decades in the House shaping policy on...",
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