A strong leader with a blustery personality, Bill Janklow was known for a toughness that often belied a generosity and kindness that not everyone got to see, friends and colleagues said Thursday as they recalled the life of the late South Dakota governor. Janklow, who passed away Thursday morning after a months-long fight with brain cancer…Former U.S. Sen. George McGovern said he saw Janklow in December, when the two were both patients at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Additional coverage: Daily Republic (S.D.), The Republic
Washington Examiner (AP), 1/12/2012
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