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Source: http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/03/former_ohio_senator_howard_met.html
Former Sen. Howard Metzenbaum Dies at 90
[Cleveland Plain Dealer] Former Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio), who served in the Senate from 1977 to 1995, died Wednesday at 90. Metzenbaum was one of the Senate's wealthiest members, yet he prospered in politics as a champion of working men and women. He achieved near-legendary status as a foe of big business, an advocate for consumer causes, and a tough infighter blocking scores of special interest bills. In the early 1940s, big law firms would not employ Jewish lawyers, so Metzenbaum hired himself out to smaller outfits in exchange for office space.