Nightly News   |  November 20, 2012

Former Sen. Warren Rudman dies at 82

Rudman, a former New Hampshire senator who left the Senate in the 90s, advocated for fiscal reform and pushed to establish a Department of Homeland Security before 9/11. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> just about every obituary you will ever read about warren ruddman will contain the word feisty. he died today, the new hampshire republican was best known for graham rudman, the act that was forced to neds to balance the budget. once you've seen combat not much else in life will intimidate you. he was a former boxer, a syracuse grad, a lawyer, he champion justice suitor for the supreme court and served on a panel that all but predicted a 9/11 style attack earlier. he was a fierce critic in the direction the gop has taken in recent years. warren rudman was 82 years old.