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Common Cause CEO, Ex-Congressmember Bob Edgar Dies at 69

HeadlineApr 24, 2013

Bob Edgar, the former lawmaker and head of the democracy watchdog group Common Cause, has died at the age of 69. Edgar served Pennsylvania in Congress for 12 years and also led the National Council of Churches. Click here for his many interviews on Democracy Now! about campaign finance reform, unlimited corporate spending on election campaigns, and more.

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