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Source: NPR "Talk of the Nation"

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Former Wisconsin Sen. William Proxmire Dies [7min]

Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) talks about the life of former Wisconsin Sen. William Proxmire, the political maverick who became Congress' leading scourge of big spending and government waste. Proxmire died Thursday at the age of 90. Guests: John Nichols, editor of The Capital Times in Madison, Wisc.; and Ron Kind, Democratic congressman from Wisconsin.

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