(Updated to include reaction on Saturday morning)
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, the daughter of a Kansas political icon known for her moderate and independent voice even if she disagreed with her own party, died Friday afternoon. She was 94.
Kassebaum, the daughter of former Kansas Gov. Alf Landon, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978 where she served until 1997.
She was the second woman elected to the Senate in her own right, not preceded by a husband or appointed to fulfill an unexpired term.
"For 94 years she relished the support of family and . . .
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