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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Looking back at Dianne Feinstein’s long legacy in US Senate

    U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, died last week. The centrist sought bipartisan solutions and advocated for gun control, reproductive rights, and environmental issues.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 2, 2023 • 1 min read

    U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, died last week. The centrist sought bipartisan solutions and advocated for gun control, reproductive rights, and environmental issues.

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    2 of 5
    Laphonza Butler to replace Feinstein in Senate. How will she govern?
    1. 0:00Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat. Will she seek full term?
    2. 9:38Looking back at Dianne Feinstein’s long legacy in US SenateYou’re reading this
    3. 19:02Supreme Court takes up free speech, gun rights
    4. 27:12Will Beyoncé and Taylor Swift save the movie theater?
    5. 35:36Corinne Bailey Rae’s ‘Black Rainbows’ delights in diaspora
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