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  Former Gov. Robert McNair Dies
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Last EditedRMF  Nov 17, 2007 02:02pm
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News DateSaturday, November 17, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Former Gov. Robert E. McNair, who helped guide the state through six years of racial divide, including the infamous Orangeburg Massacre, has died after a bout with brain cancer. He was 83.

McNair died peacefully at an apartment in Charleston at about 7:30 a.m., with his family at his side, said O. Wayne Corley, senior shareholder at the McNair Law Firm.

McNair was diagnosed with brain cancer in September, Corley said.
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