UPDATE 1-Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82, says family

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March 27 (Reuters) – Former U.S. senator and Democratic Party vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman has died at the 82 after suffering complications from a fall, his family said on Wednesday.

“His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him when he passed,” the statement said. “Senator Lieberman’s love of God, his family and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest.”

Lieberman was the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president in the 2000 election, which was won by Republican George W. Bush.

Lieberman’s funeral was set for Friday in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb, editing by David Ljunggren)

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