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Senator Lindsey Graham dies age 71
By Caitrin Assaf, Priscilla Huff at Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News
· July 12, 2026
· 4 min read
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senator Lindsay Graham, Republican senator of South Carolina, has passed away following a “brief and short illness,” just days after he turned 71.President Donald Trump says the South Carolina Senator was a dear friend and ordered all American flags lowered to half-staff un...
Key takeaway Graham was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 and then to the Senate in 2002, filing the seat of the longest-serving Senator, Strom Thurmond.
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Published: July 12, 2026 ·
Source: Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News ·
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