Daniel Akaka Retirement To Leave Void In Senate Roll Call

Dem Senator's Departure Leaves 'Unsettling' Void
In this still image from Senate TV, Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii., delivers his final speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Akaka has been in Washington for 36 years, 14 of those in the House and the last 22 years in the Senate. He didn't seek re-election. (AP Photo/Senate TV)
In this still image from Senate TV, Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii., delivers his final speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Akaka has been in Washington for 36 years, 14 of those in the House and the last 22 years in the Senate. He didn't seek re-election. (AP Photo/Senate TV)

It is a name that has echoed prominently through the Senate for years, even though most Americans know very little about the person himself.

“Mr. Akaka. ... ”

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