Senator John McCain, one of the most widely-admired figures on the American political scene, has died at the age of 81.
He'd been battling brain cancer.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Senator McCain's final public speech was made last October as he received the Liberty Medal from America's National Constitution Center.
He used the occasion to launch a blistering attack on populist leaders like President Donald Trump.
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Senator McCain's final appearance on the floor of the US Senate took place in July 2017.
He returned to Washington from medical treatment to cast a pivotal vote AGAINST repealing Obamacare.
It was a bitter blow to President Donald Trump.
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Senator McCain's final appearance on the Senate floor took place in July 2017.
He'd been a fixture on Capitol Hill since 1982.
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Senator McCain was a persistent critic of President Trump….faulting him for his populist policies and his refusal to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The antipathy between the two men was mutual.
In July 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump belittled the Senator's war record at an appearance on the campaign trail in Iowa.
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Senator McCain would later criticize President Trump, though not by name, mocking the President's medical deferment that saved him from serving in Vietnam.
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Senator McCain's greatest political error took place in 2008, when he was the Republican candidate for President.
He revealed his choice as his running mate….a decision that he later said he regretted.
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