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'I'm having chest pains,' US Senator Lindsey Graham said before he died: CNN

The article recounts accounts of Graham’s final hours and reports a preliminary finding about the cause of his death.

'I'm having chest pains,' US Senator Lindsey Graham said before he died: CNN
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The article reports that Sen. Lindsey Graham died at his Washington home and recounts colleagues’ accounts of his final hours. An autopsy is pending, while Graham’s communications director said the medical examiner’s preliminary finding was complications from an aortic dissection.

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Lindsey Graham Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)
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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Senator whose death and reported final hours are described

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Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Senator who recounted Graham’s reported final hours

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who recalled his last interaction with Graham

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator who called for Graham’s toxicology report to be released

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Lindsey Graham Dies; Preliminary Finding Links Death to Aortic Dissection

Outlets report that Lindsey Graham died and that a preliminary medical examiner finding linked his death to an aortic dissection. Center outlets focus on explaining the condition and note that the official cause of death remains pending. Right-leaning outlets also report the medical finding, while adding accounts of Graham’s final hours and a tribute to his Senate influence.

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