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Cindy McCain, the Arizona senator's widow, marks the first anniversary of his death by asking Americans to engage in acts of civility. "We're missing John's voice of reason right now in so many ways."
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Kyl previously retired from the Senate in 2013 and indicated his return would be temporary after Sen. John McCain's death. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will appoint a replacement to serve until 2020.
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The 76-year-old Kyl, who served three terms in the Senate before retiring in 2013, has been helping guide Brett Kavanaugh through the Supreme Court nomination process in the Senate.
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The senator's casket will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda overnight, watched by an honor guard. Congressional leaders and Vice President Pence paid tribute in Friday's memorial service.
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The Arizona Republican was known for reaching across the aisle when big things had to be tackled. The number of lawmakers willing to do that now is dwindling.
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In the final years of his life, Sen. John McCain fully personified his "maverick" nickname by becoming one of the leading GOP voices against Donald Trump.
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Congressional leaders called it a "rare honor" for the Arizona Senator, who died Saturday. Fewer than three dozen people have received this honor, reserved for the nation's "most eminent citizens."
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Colleagues abandoned their partisanship to offer sympathies for the late Arizona Republican senator and celebrate his legacy. John McCain died on Saturday at age 81.
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McCain was shot down during the Vietnam War and was held captive and tortured for years. The ordeal helped fuel his political career.
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The two-time presidential candidate served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate and was a Washington institution known as a political maverick. He had an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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The Arizona senator said last July that he had an aggressive glioblastoma. "The progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict," his family said in a statement.
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In an interview on C-SPAN, the Arizona senator criticized "high income" Americans who avoided the draft by finding a doctor who "would say that they had a bone spur."