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Roundup

December 17, 2005

William Proxmire, Crusader Against Government Waste [5min]

Former Wisconsin Sen. William Proxmire died Thursday at the age of 90. Alex Chadwick speaks with NPR political editor Ken Rudin about the former Democratic lawmaker, who was known as a crusader against government waste.

Read entire article at NPR "Day to Day"