Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii has died at age 88 after battling a respiratory illness, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday. Inouye won the Medal of Honor in World War II—a conflict that cost him his right arm—and later became the first Japanese-American House member and then senator. His last word was “Aloha,” his office said. “I rise with a real heavy heart. Our friend Dan Inouye just died,” Reid said in an emotional tribute. “His commitment to our nation w
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Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye dies
