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breaking news

breaking news

A small plane crashed today in Eveleth, Minnesota. Sources are saying it is the plane that Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn) uses, but no one can confirm that he was on the plane. No major newsites have a link yet.

Wellstone is campaigning for re-election.

*update* ABC news is reporting that Sen. Wellstone is dead, as is everyone who was on the plane. This is awful news, regardless of how you feel about the Senator's politicics. My thoughts go out to the families of the victims.

*another update* His wife and daughter were on the plane, also. How very sad.

(ABC link spotted at Juan Gato's)

Comments

the story I read is that he, his wife and his daughter were all killed, along with several others. They also have two sons. I looked for ages on the kids but didn't find any. What a horrible thing for those two boys.

It's a tragic loss for the country, too, as he was one of the truly progressive Democrats. He stood by his beliefs, too, most recently in voting against the Iraq resolution.

It's a tragic loss for the country, too, as he was one of the truly progressive Democrats. He stood by his beliefs, too, most recently in voting against the Iraq resolution.

he was certainly a man of integrity. he didn't read polls and he stood by (and voted) his beliefs.

He was wrong about everything but the importance of standing up for what you believe in no matter what the polls say.

Sen. Wellstone was indeed on the plane, as was his wife, daughter, three staff members, and two pilots. You can read more here.

so, so sad. my prayers are with those boys tonight, and the rest of the families...