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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lies in state at US Capitol

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FILE PHOTO: Newly elected Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid holds news conference.
Harry Reid, a former Democratic Senate Majority Leader from Nevada, died on 28 December 2021 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was raised in poverty but went on to law school and ultimately became one of the most influential members of the U.S. Senate. REUTERS
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
The hearse carrying the late Senator Harry Reid arrives before a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Reid will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Getty Images
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
The casket of the late Senator Harry Reid arrives to lie in state on Capitol Hill. Getty Images
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
The casket of the late Senator Harry Reid arrives to lie in state on Capitol Hill. Getty Images
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
The casket of the late Senator Harry Reid is carried to lie in state on Capitol Hill. Getty Images
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Former Senator Harry Reid to Lie in State in the US Capitol Rotunda
The flag draped casket of former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) is carried up the US Capitol steps to lie in state in the Rotunda in Washington, DC. EPA
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
Family members of the late Senator Harry Reid watch as his casket arrives to lie in state on Capitol Hill. Getty Images
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A U.S. Joint Forces bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state. AP
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Former Senator Harry Reid to Lie in State in the US Capitol Rotunda
Landra Gould follows the remains of her husband, former Senator Harry Reid, into the Capitol rotunda. EPA
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A U.S. Joint Forces bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state. AP
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Harry Reid
A U.S. Joint Forces bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state. AP
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Former Senator Harry Reid to Lie in State in the US Capitol Rotunda
The casket of former Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., arrives in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. EPA
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) (R-KY) pay their respects before the casket of former Sen. Harry Reid during a memorial service in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Getty Images
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a Congressional lying in state ceremony for former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. EPA
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a memorial service for former Sen. Harry Reid. Getty Images
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) greets Landra Reid, widow of former Sen. Harry Reid. EPA
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
A U.S. Joint Forces bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state. Getty Images
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Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. AP
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
President Joe Biden pays his respects. EPA
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
President Joe Biden pays his respects. Getty Images
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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda
President Joe Biden pays his respects. EPA
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The flag-draped casket of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, lies in state in the Rotunda. AP
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David Krone, former chief of staff for Sen. Harry Reid, pays his respects. AP
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Late and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda
(Front L to R); US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer watch a procession leave with the flag draped casket of late and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. EPA
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Former Senator Harry Reid to Lie in State in the US Capitol Rotunda
An honor guard carries the flag draped casket of late and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid down the steps of the United States Capitol after lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, USA, 12 January 2022. EPA