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| Inouye, Daniel Ken |
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( n´ w ´´, n ´w) (KEY) , 1924–, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu. A Democratic senator from Hawaii since 1963, he was a member of the committee that investigated the Watergate affair (1973–74) and served as chairman of the committee that investigated the Iran-contra affair (1987). He became chair of the Senate commerce, science, and transportation committee in 2007. |
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