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Veteran Spanish politician Fraga dies at age 89 (AP)

FILE- Manuel Fraga, the Popular Party candidate for the regional government of Galicia, gestures during a press conference at his party headquarters in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in this file photo dated June, 19, 2005.  Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a blunt-talking, often cantankerous politician who was the last surviving senior member of Gen. Francisco Franco's regime and remained an active political icon for decades, has died aged 89.  Fraga died of heart failure Sunday night at his home in Madrid, according to reports from Spanish news agency Europa Press, citing a family member.(AP Photo/Andres Fraga, file)AP - Politicians and public figures across Spain on Monday paid tribute to the late Manuel Fraga Iribarne, who founded Spain's ruling conservative party and was the last surviving minister from Gen. Francisco Franco's right-wing regime.

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