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Thune remembers Lindsey Graham at Capitol ceremony: "I feel his absence every day"

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivered remarks at a ceremony honoring late Sen. Lindsey Graham at the U.S. Capitol. Thune said he feels Graham's absence daily and recalled his trips with the Republican lawmaker around the world.

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  1. CBS News

    Thune says of Lindsey Graham "I feel his absence every day" in Capitol ceremony (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.

  2. CBS News

    Thune remembers Lindsey Graham at Capitol ceremony: "I feel his absence every day" (opens CBS News)

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    Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivered remarks at a ceremony honoring late Sen. Lindsey Graham at the U.S. Capitol. Thune said he feels Graham's absence daily and recalled his trips with the Republican lawmaker around the world.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Thune gets choked up during funeral service while recalling Lindsey Graham’s humor (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) remembered Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) by his humor, choking up at the thought of no longer laughing at “witty comments” delivered by the late senator. Thune delivered remarks in the Capitol rotunda Tuesday morning to members of Congress and family members gat…

  4. CBS News

    Watch: Vance, Thune remember Lindsey Graham at U.S. Capitol service (opens CBS News)

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    Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune were among the speakers at Sen. Lindsey Graham's U.S. Capitol service ahead of his funeral at the National Cathedral. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest.

  5. South Dakota Searchlight

    As Washington says goodbye to Graham, Thune calls him a ‘towering figure of the Senate’ (opens South Dakota Searchlight)

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    WASHINGTON — Members of Congress paid tribute to their longtime colleague, the late Republican Sen. Lindsey O. Graham, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Tuesday morning ahead of a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where Graham’s close ally President Donald Trump was expected to speak.