Mysterious death of Sen. Paul Wellstone
Date: Saturday, October 26 @ 17:24:41 UTC
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Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila and daughter Marcia died Friday in a small plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, that also killed three staff members and two pilots.
 The plane went down in 'snowy' rain and then burst into flames in a wooded area about 7 miles east of Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport. Officials said the last contact with the plane was at 10:20 a.m. CDT when the plane was about 2 miles from the airport.
Federal investigators searched the wreckage of a small plane for clues Saturday into the crash that killed Sen. Paul Wellstone.
Senator's death may put Bush in control 27/10/02
Senator Wellstone, 58, was in the midst of a tight re-election battle with Republican Norm Coleman, the former mayor of St Paul, in a race seen as crucial in determining which party controls the Senate.
Senator Wellstone's death could have an impact on the November 5 congressional elections because Democrats control the Senate by only one vote. He had seized a slight lead in recent opinion polls in his bid for a third six-year term.
Pappy Bush on Paul Wellstone
by Wayne Madsen, Oct 25, 02
Before we all get sucked into George W. Bush's eulogies of the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone let us not forget what his father, Bush 41, called the Senator at a White House reception for newly-elected members of Congress in 1991.
Wellstone, who ran on a progressive platform, did not think Bush 41 cared one wit about education, health care, and workers' safety issues.
So when Wellstone met Bush in a typical White House pro forma reception line, he used the occasion to urge Bush on three different occasions to spend more time on issues like education and cautioning him against the Persian Gulf War. Of course, Bush was more concerned about fighting the war against Iraq (sound familiar?) and could care less about Wellstone's issues.
After Wellstone violated Bush 41's sanctimonious White House protocol, Bush was overheard saying, "Who is this chicken shit?" Continue...
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