[DOC] [TLE] Strom Thurmond - Wikipedia [PAR] James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902  June 26, 2003) was an American 
politician who served for 48 years as a United States Senator from South 
Carolina. He ran for president in 1948 as the States Rights Democratic Party 
candidate ... Six months after Thurmond died in 2003, his mixed-race, then 78-
year-old... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #5022, aired 2006-06-13 [PAR] Jun 13, 2006 ... He was elected as a Missouri senator in 1934; 10 years later, he got a ... He 
served almost 48 years in the Senate before dying in 2003... [DOC] [TLE] Longest-serving senator dies after changing nation - tribunedigital ... [PAR] June 27, 2003|By Karen Hosler | Karen Hosler,SUN NATIONAL STAFF ... He was 
100 and had been the longest-serving senator in history. ... 5, at the age of 100 
after more than 48 years in office. ... became the first senior Democrat to bolt his 
party for the GOP in a region that has now witnessed almost a complete turnover. [DOC] [TLE] Thurmond, segregationist, longest-serving senator, dies at age 100 ... [PAR] Jun 27, 2003 ... He was 100 and the longest-serving senator in history. ... 5, 2003, at the age of 
100 after more than 48 years in office. ... Nearly a decade later, he set the Senate 
record for filibustering when he ... To underscore his credentials as an insurgent, 
he pledged to resign his seat before seeking re-election in 1956. [DOC] [TLE] Strom Thurmond, Foe of Integration, Dies at 100 - The New York Times [PAR] Jun 27, 2003 ... By ADAM CLYMER JUNE 27, 2003 ... the South and the longest-serving senator 
in American history, died yesterday in Edgefield, S.C. He was 100. ... In those last 
years, he had to be helped on and off the Senate floor by aides, .... But in 1954, 
Senator Burnet R. Maybank died two days before the deadline... [DOC] [TLE] Strom Thurmond, longest-serving senator in history, dies at 100 ... [PAR] He was 100 and the longest-serving senator in history. ... Published Friday, June 
27, 2003 ... 5, 2003, after more than 48 years in office. ... Nearly a decade later, 
he set the Senate record for filibustering when he spoke for a straight 24 hours 
and 18 ... state senator and circuit judge before enlisting in the Army in World War 
II. [DOC] [TLE] Beloit Daily News June 27, 2003 Longest-serving senator dies [PAR] Jun 27, 2003 ... 5, 2003, after more than 48 years in office. ... Nearly a decade later, he set the 
Senate record for filibustering ... To underscore his credentials as an insurgent, 
he pledged to resign his seat before seeking re-election in 1956. [DOC] [TLE] Thurmond dead at 100 Served a record 48 yrs. in Senate - NY Daily ... [PAR] Jun 27, 2003 ... Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, the longest-serving senator in history and 
one-time presidential candidate who ran as a segregationist, died last night. ... 
since retiring from the Senate in January after more than 48 years in office. ... 
Nearly a decade later, he set the Senate record for filibustering when he... [DOC] [TLE] Camera Works: Politics Archive (washingtonpost.com) [PAR] Senate candidate from Illinois Barack Obama and Teresa Heinz Kerry, among 
others, as they ... Paul Simon Dies: The Illinois Democrat, former two-term 
senator and presidential ... December 09, 2003 ... Thurmond represented South 
Carolina in Washington for 48 years. Before that, he served as South Carolina's 
governor. [DOC] [TLE] May 29, 2003 - Kansas.gov [PAR] May 29, 2003 ... President Kerr introduced as guest chaplain, Senator Jim Barnett, who delivered 
the ... SB 281 reported correctly re-engrossed May 7, 2003. SB 285 .... He served 
four years as a consultant for Raytheon Aircraft ... Gooch, for 48 years. ... Today, 
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Question: He served almost 48 years in the Senate before dying in 2003
Answer: Strom Thurmond