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A Final Chapter Unbefitting an Extraordinary Legacy

One lesson of Dianne Feinstein’s career: Stay in your job too long, and you risk losing control of the finale.
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Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died last night at 90, braved one of the most remarkable political expeditions in American history—and also one of the grimmer spectacles at the end of her life and career.

Is it too soon to point this out? Yes, perhaps. With the official notice of her death today, Feinstein received her just and proper tributes, hitting all the key markers: How Di-Fi, as she is known

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