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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Harry Reid, the pugnacious son of a Nevada hard-rock miner who rose from poverty to become the U.S. Senate majority leader and earned a reputation as a fierce partisan fighter during an era of political gridlock in Washington, died on Tuesday. He was 82. Reid, a former amateur boxer who represented Nevada in the U.S. Congress as a Democrat for more than three decades, died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, his wife of 62 years, Landra, said in a statement. “I’ve had the honor of serving with some of the all-time great Senate Majority Leaders in ou…
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued the following statement:
“ADL mourns the loss of former U.S. Senator Harry Reid, a fierce champion in the fight against hatred, bigotry and antisemitism, and previous recipient of ADL Nevada’s prestigious Americanism Award. We extend our sincerest thoughts to his wife Laura and their entire family.
“As Senator Reid once said, ‘We can no longer look the other way. We need to recognize, acknowledge and address this menace and make clear that we will not allow antisemitism to spread its poisonous roots throughout our country.’
“These words have never rung truer. May his memory be a blessing and may his dedication to fighting hate continue to inspire us all.”