Gov. Ann Richards dies

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			Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards speaks in Austin, Texas, in this Tuesday, April 11, 2006 file photo. Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night, Sept. 13, 2006 at her home surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)