Article 5YGB8 Orrin Hatch, Republican senator and fixture in Utah politics, dies at 88

Orrin Hatch, Republican senator and fixture in Utah politics, dies at 88

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Staunch conservative on most economic and social issues also teamed with Democrats several times during long career

Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at 88.

His death was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause.

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