Former Congressman Charlie Wilson dies at 76
Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, whose name became familiar outside political circles because of George Crile's 2003 book, ``Charlie Wilson's War,'' as well as director Mike Nichols' big-screen adaptation, died Wednesday at age 76 in Lufkin, Texas.
Charlie Wilson, a Texas congressman whose covert efforts to aid Afghan fighters against Soviet invaders became the subject of a movie, died Wednesday.