Obituaries Related to "Mcconnell" from New York Times Archive
Pelosi and McConnell Pay Tribute to John Lewis at Capitol Ceremony
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, honored Representative John Lewis for his devotion to advancing civil rights.
For McConnell, Ginsburg’s Death Prompts Stark Turnabout From 2016 Stance
The majority leader pledged that President Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ginsburg would receive a Senate vote, despite his 2016 move to block President Obama’s nominee in the waning months of his term.
McConnell Vows Vote on Ginsburg Replacement as Her Death Upends the 2020 Race
Democrats warn Republicans to follow the precedent they set in 2016, when they refused to consider President Barack Obama’s choice for the court on the grounds that it was an election year.
Pelosi and McConnell Pay Tribute to John Lewis at Capitol Ceremony
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, honored Representative John Lewis for his devotion to advancing civil rights.
McConnell to Every State: Drop Dead
Blocking federal aid is vile, but it’s also hypocritical.
Walter Huddleston, Senator Toppled by Mitch McConnell, Dies at 92
A two-term Democrat from Kentucky, he was narrowly defeated by Mr. McConnell, then a county judge and executive, in a Republican campaign engineered by Roger Ailes.
Marlow W. Cook, Senator Who Groomed Mitch McConnell, Dies at 89
Mr. Cook, a moderate Republican from Kentucky, made Mr. McConnell his assistant in Washington but later criticized him for moving sharply to the right.
Rob McConnell, Musician and Big Band Leader, Dies at 75
Mr. McConnell’s ensemble, the Boss Brass, was successful despite being formed in 1968, long after the heyday of big bands.
John McConnell, 84, Steel and Hockey Magnate, Dies
Mr. McConnell was a self-made steel magnate and sports enthusiast who established what became a multibillion-dollar company and later brought professional hockey to Columbus, Ohio.
John McConnell, Steel Magnate and N.H.L. Owner, Is Dead at 84
Mr. McConnell was a self-made steel magnate and sports enthusiast who borrowed $600 against his car to establish what became a multibillion-dollar company.
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John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93
He was a familiar face from Broadway productions of “Company,” “Titanic” and “Six Degrees of Separation” and from many movie and TV appearances.
Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65
In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.
Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
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