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Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) gestures at the podium of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV, who hailed from one of America's most famous and wealthiest families and during three decades in the U.S. Senate sought expanded healthcare for the poor and excoriated President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, died on Friday at age 89, the Washington Post reported.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Katharine Jackson)
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