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To: Doctor Raoul
Hale Boggs was a democrat representative from Louisiana's 2nd district from 1941-43 and again from 1947-72. He disappeared over Alaska in a presumed airplane accident and was never seen again. He was the father of ABC's "This Week" former host Cokie Roberts.
9 posted on 12/25/2002 11:33:47 AM PST by XRdsRev
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To: XRdsRev; holdonnow
If we were liberals, we'd be making some kind of "the nut doesn't fall far from the oak" remarks right about now.....
13 posted on 12/25/2002 12:02:14 PM PST by Doctor Raoul
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To: XRdsRev
He disappeared over Alaska in a presumed airplane accident and was never seen again

And his wife,Lindey (Lindsay?) Boggs took over his congressional seat when he died. Cokie and Al grew playing in the Senate chamber.

24 posted on 12/25/2002 7:51:15 PM PST by sneakypete
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