Frank Lautenberg, 5-Term Senator From New Jersey, Dies at 89  —  Frank R. Lautenberg, who fought the alcohol and tobacco industries and promoted Amtrak in more than 30 years as a United States senator from New Jersey, died on Monday morning in Manhattan.  He was 89.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89  —  Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a World War II veteran who served nearly three decades in the Senate, died early Monday morning in New York at 89.  —  The New Jersey Democrat - the oldest member of the Senate - had been ill and was a rarely-seen presence in Washington in recent months.

Frank Lautenberg's Senate Seat To Be Filled By Special Election This Year  —  The passing of the longtime Democratic fixture will push a Senate race into high gear.  Christie has the option to appoint an interim replacement.  —  Via: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

Sen. Lautenberg dies, Christie expected to name successor  —  Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., died overnight of complications from viral pneumonia, his office said Monday.  —  At 89, Lautenberg was the oldest senator—and the last World War II veteran serving in that legislative body.

IRS controversy turns personal, nasty  —  (CNN) - An unusually harsh and personal war of words erupted on Sunday, even for the current hyper-partisan atmosphere in Washington, DC, with one of President Obama's top advisers bringing up the 40-year-old criminal record of the Republican congressman leading …