Body of ex-Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid lying in state in Capitol Rotunda
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The body of former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is lying in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on Wednesday, a rare honor granted by Congress to about three dozen other Americans, including former presidents, Supreme Court justices, lawmakers and national security officials.
Reid was born in Searchlight, Nevada, and rose out of poverty to rule the Senate. He died on December 28, 2021, at the age of 82.
In his youth, Reid fought as an amateur boxer, then worked as a Capitol Police officer while studying at George Washington University law school. He became Nevada's lieutenant governor under his mentor, Gov. Mike O'Callaghan, then lost a couple of political races before O'Callaghan appointed him to chair the Nevada Gaming Commission, where he took on the mob.
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