Former Rep. Henry Hyde dies at 83 (AP)

**FILE PHOTO** Retiring Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill. is interviewed by The Associated press on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - Former Rep. Henry Hyde, the Illinois Republican who steered the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and championed government restrictions on the funding of abortions, has died. He was 83.

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