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Democrat, 78, who won election to Congress in 1998, departs after storied career with long list of firstsThe Democratic congresswoman Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts.In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her southern California cheerleading squad…
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Barbara Lee heads for House exit after nearly three decades as trailblazer
Democrat, 78, who won election to Congress in 1998, departs after storied career with long list of firstsThe Democratic congresswoman Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts.In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her southern California cheerleading squad…