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Jay Rockefeller, former governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89

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Jay Rockefeller, who served as West Virginia's governor and U.S. senator and was the last member of his family's political dynasty, has died at the age of 89.

He died Thursday night at his home in Washington, said Mary Stewart, vice president for external affairs at WETA, the public broadcasting station where Rockefeller's wife, Sharon, is president and CEO.

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