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Source: National Public Radio: All Things Considered

Roundup

12-18-08

Conservative Icon Paul Weyrich Dies [audio 2 min 56 sec]

Paul Weyrich, a founder of the Heritage Foundation and the Free Congress Foundation, has died. He was 66. Weyrich was a beacon on the right in American politics for over four decades.

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