Harry Reid: A sculptor of partisanship, who was also molded by it
Democratic Party,Harry Reid,Politics
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When retiring Sen. Harry Reid was first elected to the House in 1982, Ronald Reagan was president and Tip O’Neill was the speaker. It was the much-vaunted era of bipartisan deal-making between the Republican president and Democratic speaker – political opposites, but also friends.
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