Barney Frank, the Jewish progressive congressman behind landmark finance bill, dies at 86
A lifelong liberal Zionist and the first openly gay member of Congress, Frank campaigned for rights for gay soldiers, using the IDF as proof that it wouldn't weaken the military The post Barney Frank, the Jewish progressive congressman behind landmark finance bill, dies at 86 app
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