Former U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy dies
{{date|December 10, 2005}}

{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}, a [[Democratic Party (US)|Democratic]] [[US Senate|Senator]] from [[Minnesota]] from 1959&ndasp;1971, has died at the age of 89 in {{w|Washington, D.C.}}, his son announced.

McCarthy ran for President of the [[United States]] a total of five times, the latest in the {{w|U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992 US Presidential Election}}. In 1968 he ran against incumbent {{w|Lyndon B. Johnson}}, who later withdrew his bid for a second term (Johnson was inaugurated following the assassination of {{w|John F. Kennedy}}, and later won the presidential bid for 1964).

"He was thoughtful and he was principled and he was compassionate and he had a good sense of humor," his son said.

== Sources ==
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|title=Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy, 89, Dies
|author=Fredric J. Frommer (Associated Press)
|pub=ABC News
|date=December 10, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=fundLaunches&storyID=2005-12-10T215502Z_01_KWA078752_RTRUKOC_0_US-MCCARTHY-URGENT.xml
|title=Former Sen. McCarthy has died: reports
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=December 10, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/10/mccarthy.obit.ap.ap/index.html
|title=Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy dies
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=December 10, 2005}}

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