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News & Current Events Discuss R.I.P. Henry Hyde at the General Forum; http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/wa...de.html?ref=us I don't think I ever agreed with the man, but that's what I respected about him. He was generally ...

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Old 11-30-2007, 12:28 AM
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Default R.I.P. Henry Hyde

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I don't think I ever agreed with the man, but that's what I respected about him. He was generally articulate and intelligent in his presentation of argumentation. We have lost a great mind.
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Mr. Hyde was a persuasive speaker whose arguments often changed votes.For the most part,I agreed with his positions but there were exceptions.Mr Hyde,I bid you a fond and respectful...farewell.
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I hope he doesn't get typecast in history as "the guy" who went after Clinton...He did so much more...
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Another "Great American" passes into history.
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