Senator among eight killed in US plane crash

An outspoken liberal Democrat locked in a re-election battle considered key to control of the Senate was killed in a plane crash in northern Minnesota, along with seven others.

Senator among eight killed in US plane crash

An outspoken liberal Democrat locked in a re-election battle considered key to control of the Senate was killed in a plane crash in northern Minnesota, along with seven others.

The death of Senator Paul Wellstone yesterday, just 11 days before mid-term elections threw the battle for the Senate into uncharted territory. Before then, Democrats held control by a single seat.

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