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"Witty best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, a Texas liberal who died after a long battle with breast cancer, left legions of admirers, even among the politicians she regularly skewered.
"President Bush, referred to as 'Shrub' in Ivins' writings, said in a statement issued after her death Wednesday evening that Ivins was a Texas original who was loved by her readers and many friends."
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I'm so sad about this. I valued her good sense and humor so much; and I was looking forward to what she would have to say about the 2008 Presidential campaigns.
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Fyfe, there's this from a year ago. She specified that she wasn't going to be supporting H Clinton.
I will always, always be thankful to her for showing (and stating, though I can't find the relevant quote) that you can continue to wade through the mess of politics and keep your good humor.
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I heard about this yesterday. She was such a strong woman. I loved her style of writing, her wit, and her knowledge.
I also enjoyed reading the Letters to the Editor in the Chicago Tribune from legions of Republicans and Neo-cons who were dissatisfied with her appearance on the Commentary page. I always figured, if you don't want to read something in the newspaper, no one's forcing you to.
At any rate, she will be sorely missed.
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She was definitely a force to be reckoned with, and I read her columns published in the Florida Today whenever I saw them. I'm sorry she's dead.
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