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Obama, Congressional Leaders Honor Former Senator Edward William Brooke
Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA) (C) greets Rupublican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele (R) after a ceremony to honor Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brooke, a two-term Republican senator from 1967-1979, was the first African-American elected to the senate by popular vote. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images)