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Remembering a Life: Louise M. Slaughter

By Thomas McKinless

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New York Democratic Rep. Louise M. Slaughter died Friday at the age of 88. Slaughter served for more than three decades in the House of Representatives and was the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee. Roll Call takes a look back at her trailblazing career.

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