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Elijah Cummings, congressman and civil rights activist, dies at 68

Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, a powerful voice among Democrats and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, died early Thursday at a hospital in Baltimore. The 68-years-old had faced a series of health issues. Cummings' committee is one of three leading the House impeachment inquiry. Nancy Cordes reports.
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