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Coverage dated June 27, 2023

Former Connecticut senator, governor Weicker dies at 92

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Former Sen. and Gov. Lowell P. Weicker, the last surviving member of the Senate Watergate committee, died at age 92.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Lowell Weicker, maverick senator, governor from Connecticut, dies (opens The Boston Globe)

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    With an independence that came either from family fortune or personal fortitude, Mr. Weicker defied party leaders, presidents, convention, and expectations, capping his civic career by winning the governor’s office in Hartford on the ballot line of a party (“A Connecticut Party”) that he invented.

  2. Roll Call

    Former Connecticut senator, governor Weicker dies at 92 (opens Roll Call)

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    Former Sen. and Gov. Lowell P. Weicker, the last surviving member of the Senate Watergate committee, died at age 92.

  3. FOX 61 Hartford

    Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker dies at 92 (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    He died Wednesday after a short illness at the age of 92, according to his family.

  4. Winchester Star

    Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., maverick senator during Watergate, dies at 92 (opens Winchester Star)

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    Former U.S. Senator and Connecticut governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr., has died following a short illness. He was 92. Weicker's death was announced Wednesday by his family. Weicker was a

  5. Fox News

    Lowell Weicker, former Connecticut governor and US senator, dead at 92 (opens Fox News)

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    Former Connecticut U.S. Senator Lowell P. Weicker passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, his family said. Weicker served on the Senate's Watergate committee in 1973.

  6. UPI

    Lowell Weicker, former Republican governor of Connecticut, dies (opens UPI)

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    Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker died at age 92, his family confirmed Thursday.

  7. New York Times

    Lowell Weicker, Maverick Connecticut Senator and Governor, Dies at 92 (opens New York Times)

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    A liberal Republican, he became known for his fierce criticism of Nixon during Watergate. Decades later, he termed Donald Trump “a total con artist.”

  8. CT Mirror

    Lowell Weicker, CT governor and U.S. senator, dies at 92 (opens CT Mirror)

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    Lowell P. Weicker Jr. served three terms as Connecticut's last Republican senator, then passed the income tax as a third-party governor.

  9. Seattle Times

    Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker Jr., champion for the disabled and Watergate maverick, dies at 92 (opens Seattle Times)

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    Former U.S. Senator and Connecticut Governor Lowell P. Weicker, who championed national legislation to protect people with disabilities, has died.

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