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File-This Oct. 28, 2009, file photo shows former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke speaking in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a ceremony where he received the Congressional Gold Medal. Brooke, the first black to win popular election to the Senate, has died. He was 95. Ralph Neas, a former aide, said Brooke died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, of natural causes at his Coral Gables, Fla, home. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

File-This Oct. 28, 2009, file photo shows former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke speaking in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a ceremony where he received the Congressional Gold Medal. Brooke, the first black to win popular election to the Senate, has died. He was 95. Ralph Neas, a former aide, said Brooke died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, of natural causes at his Coral Gables, Fla, home. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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