Edward Brooke awarded highest honor in Congress (PHOTOS)

28 October 2009 @ 03:56 pm EDT

Edward Brooke, 90, the first African American person to be elected to the Senate, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor of the Congress.


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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in honor of former Senator Edward William Brooke on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 28, 2009.
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President Barack Obama honored Senator Brooke on Wednesday in a ceremony on Capitol Hill by saying he is "a man who's spent his life breaking barriers and bridging divides across this country."

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