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Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones Dies After Brain Aneurysm
Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones
Dies After Brain Aneurysm
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Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones Dies After Brain Aneurysm

(Newser) - Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has died of a brain aneurysm, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Tubbs Jones, 58, suffered a brain hemorrhage while driving her car near Cleveland yesterday. The five-term congresswoman, a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton, was also...

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