Inouye, Daniel
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Hawaii's lieutenant governor and former head of President Obama's 2008 election effort there has been named the state's newest U.S. senator, a choice that went against the dying wish of revered longtime Sen. Daniel Inouye.
According to his office, Inouye's last word was 'Aloha.'
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