Former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel dead at 91

Mike Gravel, the former U.S. Senator famed for reading the Pentagon Papers into the congressional record, is dead at 91. Gravel was also a Democratic and Liberartarian candidate for president, and an internet fave.

Gravel's Senate tenure also was notable for his anti-war activity.

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