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Thurmond remembered as man of change at funeral
In South Carolina the funeral for Strom Thurmond drew 3000 mourners and a mix of black and white, Democrats and Republicans. Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld led tributes that praised his evolution from segregationist to reconciler, noting his long service and outreach to blacks.
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