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onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
Biden Among Those To Mourn Sen. Pell
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Vice President-elect Joe Biden is among those Washington officials mourning the death of former Democratic Rhode Island senator Claiborne Pell. Pell was known as the creator of the Pell Grant, a longstanding federal college-aid program. He was 90 years old.
Claiborne Pell, Ex-Senator, Dies at 90
nytimes.com - 1/2/2009
Claiborne Pell, Ex-Senator, Dies at 90
— nytimes.com — Mr. Pell, a six-term former senator from Rhode Island, created the college grant program that bears his... name. > (more) Claiborne Pell, Ex-Senator, Dies at 90

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dailykos.com - 1/1/2009
In Memory of Claiborne Pell
— dailykos.com — Former Rhode Island Democratic Senator Claiborne Pell died last night at age 90.  He's best known for... authoring the legislation that created the college financial aid grants that bear his name.  He was also for many years one of the ... (more) In Memory of Claiborne Pell

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