Former lawmaker Barney Frank dies
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(*This developing story will be updated) Massachusetts lawmakers have paid tribute to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who died Wednesday, aged 86, after a brief stay in hospice after suffering congestive heart failure.
Barney Frank, the sharp‑witted Massachusetts Democrat who helped reshape Wall Street regulation after the 2008 financial crisis and became one of the first openly gay members of Congress, died Wednesday at 86.