My God!" filled the room. as grown men felt for tables to keep their balance. husbands and wives hugged one another and everyone began an unsuccessful struggle to choke back tears. The group gathered in a large circle. People wept in silence until. finally. a woman began to recite the Lords Prayer for the son of Russian Jewish immigrants who had touched the lives and the hearts of solid Midwestern Catholic and Lutheran farmers who do not think of themselves as having many friends in Congress. "He was our flagbearer." one woman said. "There are plenty of people in Congress who vote right. but Paul did everything right. We didnt have to ask October 25. 2007 CONGRE him. we didnt have to lobby him. he understood. It was like having one of us in Congress." That was how Paul Wellstone wanted it.
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