Columnist Art Buchwald dies at age 81 (Darlene Superville)

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  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE -- Associated Press

  Jan. 18, 2007 -- WASHINGTON -- Columnist Art Buchwald, whose wry political and social satire made him a pillar of the nation's capital for more than four decades and earned him a Pulitzer Prize, has died, his son said Thursday.

  Buchwald, 81, had refused dialysis treatments for his failing kidneys last year and was expected to die within weeks of moving to a hospice Feb. 7. But he lived to return home and even write a book about his experiences.

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