Longtime Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank dies at 86
Former Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, known for his role in responding to the 2008 Great Recession, died on Tuesday after being treated for congestive heart failure. Frank had been on hospice care at his home in Maine for several months. He was 86. As one of the firs
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