|Shiksha Dev|THE DEN|
Flags were lowered to half-staff in honor of the 98-year-old veteran US congressman and World War II hero who died in his sleep on Sunday. Joe Biden led a chorus of political tributes to Bob Dole and his 35 years in Congress, paying respect to "an American statesman unlike any other in our history."
"He was a true war hero, one of the greatest of the Greatest Generation," Biden said in his statement. As well as a trusted advisor, he was a friend that I could rely on when I needed a bit of humor to calm frayed nerves. I will miss him.
He was a conservative Republican who campaigned on reining in government, but he was also pragmatic and sponsored bipartisan legislation in the US Congress during his time there.
The Speaker of the House ordered that flags at the building be flown at half-staff, and Vice President Biden ordered that the same be done at the White House, federal grounds, and military posts through Thursday.
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