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FILE - In this March 6, 2002, file photo, with the Capitol in the background, former Montana Sen. John Melcher stands with his dogs Ben, left, and Max outside his Washington home. Melcher, a Montana Democrat who narrowly lost a bid for a third term in 1988 just days after a wilderness bill he championed was vetoed, has died. He was 93. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FILE - In this March 6, 2002, file photo, with the Capitol in the background, former Montana Sen. John Melcher stands with his dogs Ben, left, and Max outside his Washington home. Melcher, a Montana Democrat who narrowly lost a bid for a third term in 1988 just days after a wilderness bill he championed was vetoed, has died. He was 93. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

April 13, 2018

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Former U.S. Sen. John Melcher of Montana dies at 93
April 13, 2018 4:19 p.m.

Former U.S. Sen. John Melcher of Montana dies at 93

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. John Melcher, a Montana Democrat who narrowly lost a bid for a third term in 1988 just days after a wilderness bill he championed was vetoed, has died. He was 93.