1.0 link 85992 <![CDATA[Tom Lantos Dies]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/11/tom-lantos-dies_n_85992.html Update: Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi released a statement on fellow Democratic Representative Tom Lantos' death.

The passing of Tom Lantos is a profound loss for the Congress and for the nation and a terrible loss for me personally.

"As the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to Congress, Tom Lantos devoted his life to shining a bright light on dark corners of oppression. He used his chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee to empower the powerless and give voice...
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