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Samuel Pierce former HUD secretary dies at 78
Samuel Riley Pierce Jr, former secretary of housing and urban development, dies at 78 in a Washington area hospital. He served 1981 to 1989 and spent five years fighting corruption charges within HUD though never charged. He was the agency's first Black cabinet member and faced internal reports and investigations into abuses and mismanagement.
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