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He reflected a bygone era, not only in Chicago politics but in national politics. PAUL GREEN, a political science professor at Roosevelt University in Chicago, of Dan Rostenkowski.
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010

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  • PAUL GREEN,
  • a political-science professor at Roosevelt University in Chicago, on Dan Rostenkowski, who as a product of the Chicago political machine rose to become one of the most powerful members of the House of Representatives; Rostenkowski died August 11 at age 82
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