Bob Edgar, Lawmaker and Liberal Leader, Dies at 69
Douglas Martin of The New York Times writes: “Bob Edgar, a Methodist minister who pushed for liberal reforms as a six-term Pennsylvania congressman, a leader of American churches and president of lobbying group Common Cause, died Tuesday at his home in Burke, Va. He was 69.” In a statement addressing Edgar’s death, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, said, “Our country has lost one of its most ardent, passionate and effective voices of a more open and honest democracy.”