Harry_NP0 Reid_NP0 rose_VVD from_PRP hardscrabble_NN1 roots_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 heights_NN2 of_PRF American_AJ0 politics_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS canny_AJ0 temperament_NN1 and_CJC underdog_NN1 's_POS grit_NN1 taking_VVG him_PNP from_PRP a_AT0 one-room_AJ0 shack_NN1 in_PRP Searchlight_NP0 ,_PUN Nev._NP0 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 office_NN1 of_PRF U.S._NP0 Senate_NN1 Majority_NN1 Leader_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 former_DT0 Democratic_AJ0 senator_NN1 from_PRP Nevada_NP0 reshaped_VVD the_AT0 U.S._NP0 Senate_NN1 and_CJC transformed_VVD his_DPS home_NN1 state_NN1 's_POS political_AJ0 culture_NN1 ,_PUN earning_VVG a_AT0 reputation_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 master_NN1 dealmaker_NN1 despite_PRP his_DPS laconic_AJ0 demeanor_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP steered_VVD his_DPS party_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 tumult_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Bush_NP0 and_CJC Obama_NP0 eras_NN2 ,_PUN turning_VVG against_PRP the_AT0 Iraq_NP0 War_NN1 ,_PUN cheerleading_NN1 President_NP0 Barack_NP0 Obama_NP0 's_POS historic_AJ0 rise_NN1 and_CJC shepherding_VVG the_AT0 passage_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Affordable_AJ0 Care_NN1 Act_NN1 ._SENT 
Reid_NP0 died_VVD Tuesday_NP0 at_PRP 82_CRD at_PRP his_DPS home_NN1 in_PRP Henderson_NP0 ,_PUN Nev._NP0 The_AT0 cause_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 immediately_AV0 disclosed_VVN ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD previously_AV0 battled_VVN pancreatic_AJ0 cancer_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC said_VVD last_ORD summer_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD in_PRP remission_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ He_PNP was_VBD tough-as-nails_NN2 strong_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC caring_AJ0 and_CJC compassionate_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC always_AV0 went_VVD out_AVP of_PRF his_DPS way_NN1 quietly_AV0 to_TO0 help_VVI people_NN0 who_PNQ needed_VVD help_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 current_AJ0 Senate_NN1 Majority_NN1 Leader_NN1 ,_PUN Chuck_NP0 Schumer_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 Tuesday_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 boxer_NN1 who_PNQ came_VVD from_PRP humble_AJ0 origins_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP never_AV0 forgot_VVD where_AVQ he_PNP came_VVD from_PRP and_CJC used_VVN those_DT0 boxing_NN1 instincts_NN2 to_TO0 fearlessly_AV0 fight_VVI those_DT0 who_PNQ were_VBD hurting_VVG the_AT0 poor_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 middle_AJ0 class_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Harry_NP0 Mason_NP0 Reid_NP0 was_VBD born_VVN in_PRP 1939_CRD in_PRP a_AT0 gold-rush_AJ0 ghost_NN1 town_NN1 separated_VVN from_PRP Las_NP0 Vegas_NP0 by_PRP 50_CRD miles_NN2 of_PRF empty_AJ0 desert_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 family_NN1 lived_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 shack_NN1 made_VVD of_PRF stuccoed-in_AJ0 railroad_NN1 ties_NN2 with_PRP no_AT0 running_AJ0 water_NN1 ;_PUN Reid_NP0 learned_VVD to_TO0 swim_VVI at_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 brothels_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD the_AT0 town_NN1 's_POS main_AJ0 amenity_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 miner_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 brooding_AJ0 ,_PUN silent_AJ0 drunk_NN1 who_PNQ would_VM0 later_AV0 end_VVI his_DPS own_DT0 life_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 shotgun_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 head_NN1 ._SENT Reid_NP0 ,_PUN nicknamed_VVD "_PUQ Pinky_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ hitchhiked_VVD 45_CRD miles_NN2 each_DT0 way_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 nearest_AJS high_AJ0 school_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 Las_NP0 Vegas_NP0 suburb_NN1 of_PRF Henderson_NP0 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 fight_NN1 in_PRP Reid_NP0 that_CJT provided_VVD an_AT0 escape_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS tough_AJ0 circumstances_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP met_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ would_VM0 become_VVI his_DPS mentor_NN1 ,_PUN Mike_NP0 O'Callaghan_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 one-legged_AJ0 Korean_AJ0 War_NN1 veteran_NN1 who_PNQ taught_VVD Reid_NP0 to_PRP box_NN1 and_CJC would_VM0 go_VVI on_AVP to_TO0 serve_VVI two_CRD terms_NN2 as_PRP governor_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD also_AV0 in_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 that_CJT Reid_NP0 met_VVD and_CJC wooed_VVD Landra_NP0 Gould_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 Jewish_AJ0 girl_NN1 whose_DTQ parents_NN2 were_VBD so_AV0 suspicious_AJ0 of_PRF his_DPS motives_NN2 that_CJT he_PNP once_AV0 punched_VVD her_DPS father_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 to_TO0 take_VVI her_PNP out_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 date_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 couple_NN1 eloped_VVN to_PRP Utah_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ Reid_NP0 had_VHD ,_PUN with_PRP O'Callaghan_NP0 's_POS help_NN1 ,_PUN gotten_VVN a_AT0 scholarship_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 junior_AJ0 college_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 had_VHD been_VBN no_AT0 religion_NN1 in_PRP Reid_NP0 's_POS upbringing_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 closest_AJS thing_NN1 to_PRP faith_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP wrote_VVD in_PRP his_DPS 2008_CRD memoir_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD an_AT0 F.D.R._NP0 quotation_NN1 pinned_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP can_VM0 ._SENT We_PNP will_VM0 ._SENT We_PNP must_VM0 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC in_PRP Utah_NP0 ,_PUN impressed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 generosity_NN1 of_PRF members_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Church_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 Christ_NP0 of_PRF Latter-Day_AJ0 Saints_NN2 ,_PUN Harry_NP0 and_CJC Landra_NP0 Reid_NP0 converted_VVD to_PRP Mormonism_NN1 together_AV0 ._SENT Reid_NP0 moved_VVD to_PRP Washington_NP0 to_TO0 attend_VVI law_NN1 school_NN1 at_PRP George_NP0 Washington_NP0 University_NN1 ,_PUN working_VVG nights_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 Capitol_NP0 Police_NN2 officer_NN1 to_TO0 pay_VVI the_AT0 bills_NN2 ._SENT 
As_CJS a_AT0 young_AJ0 lawyer_NN1 in_PRP Las_NP0 Vegas_NP0 ,_PUN Reid_NP0 prided_VVD himself_PNX on_PRP taking_VVG the_AT0 cases_NN2 of_PRF society_NN1 's_POS underdogs_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP prostitutes_NN2 and_CJC cocktail_NN1 waitresses_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP served_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 's_POS gaming_NN1 commission_NN1 during_PRP Las_NP0 Vegas_NP0 '_POS early_AJ0 days_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 mecca_NN1 for_PRP gambling_NN1 (_PUL and_CJC organized_AJ0 crime_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT At_PRP one_CRD point_NN1 ,_PUN Reid_NP0 wore_VVD a_AT0 wire_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 FBI_NP0 sting_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 would-be_AJ0 casino_NN1 operator_NN1 ;_PUN after_PRP the_AT0 agents_NN2 burst_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 ,_PUN Reid_NP0 put_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 chokehold_NN1 and_CJC hollered_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP son_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 bitch_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 bribe_VVI me_PNP !_SENT "_PUQ On_PRP other_AJ0 FBI_NP0 wiretaps_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 mobster_NN1 boasted_VVD that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD "_PUQ Cleanface_NN1 "_PUQ —_PUN Reid_NP0 —_PUN in_PRP his_DPS pocket_NN1 ._SENT Reid_NP0 was_VBD investigated_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC never_AV0 implicated_VVN in_PRP mob_NN1 activity_NN1 ._SENT Near_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS tenure_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 commission_NN1 ,_PUN Landra_NP0 found_VVD a_AT0 bomb_NN1 wired_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 engine_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 family_NN1 station_NN1 wagon_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS a_AT0 politician_NN1 ,_PUN Reid_NP0 was_VBD ,_PUN by_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 admission_NN1 ,_PUN uninspiring_AJ0 ._SENT After_PRP serving_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 legislature_NN1 and_CJC as_PRP lieutenant_NN1 governor_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP lost_VVD a_AT0 long-shot_AJ0 Senate_NN1 race_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 successfully_AV0 ran_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 House_NN1 of_PRF Representatives_NN2 and_CJC U.S._NP0 Senate_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS voice_NN1 was_VBD quiet_AJ0 and_CJC high-pitched_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 tendency_NN1 for_PRP malapropisms_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 much_AV0 for_PRP glad-handing_AJ0 and_CJC kissing_VVG babies_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP took_VVD intense_AJ0 focus_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI from_PRP Searchlight_NP0 to_PRP the_AT0 Senate_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC perhaps_AV0 for_PRP that_DT0 reason_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP disdained_VVD what_DTQ he_PNP viewed_VVD as_PRP time-wasting_AJ0 niceties_NN2 –_PUN from_PRP Christmas_NN1 cards_NN2 to_PRP state_NN1 dinners_NN2 ._SENT Typical_AJ0 phone_NN1 calls_NN2 would_VM0 begin_VVI without_PRP small_AJ0 talk_NN1 and_CJC end_NN1 as_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP believed_VVD the_AT0 conversation_NN1 was_VBD finished_VVN –_PUN he_PNP even_AV0 hung_VVD up_AVP on_PRP President_NP0 Barack_NP0 Obama_NP0 ._SENT Reid_NP0 's_POS staff_NN0 was_VBD close-knit_AJ0 and_CJC fiercely_AV0 loyal_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP prided_VVD himself_PNX on_PRP not_XX0 being_VBG managed_VVN by_PRP them_PNP ._SENT His_DPS press_NN1 secretaries_NN2 lived_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 perpetual_AJ0 state_NN1 of_PRF high_AJ0 anxiety_NN1 ,_PUN awaiting_VVG his_DPS latest_AJS unscripted_AJ0 flub_NN1 ._SENT 
Reid_NP0 began_VVD his_DPS career_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 conservative_AJ0 Democrat_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 rugged_AJ0 ,_PUN mostly_AV0 rural_AJ0 state_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD anti-abortion_AJ0 ,_PUN pro-gun_AJ0 and_CJC hawkish_AJ0 on_PRP legal_AJ0 and_CJC illegal_AJ0 immigration_NN1 ._SENT Reid_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 first_ORD Democrat_NN1 to_TO0 come_VVI out_AVP in_PRP favor_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD Gulf_NN1 War_NN1 ,_PUN under_PRP President_NP0 George_NP0 H.W._NP0 Bush_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC voted_VVD in_PRP favor_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Iraq_NP0 War_NN1 in_PRP 2003._CRD But_CJC his_DPS politics_NN1 evolved_VVD alongside_PRP his_DPS native_AJ0 state_NN1 ._SENT Nevada_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 1990s_CRD experienced_AJ0 vertiginous_AJ0 growth_NN1 ,_PUN as_PRP gambling_NN1 and_CJC tourism_NN1 fueled_VVD the_AT0 rapid_AJ0 growth_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 increasingly_AV0 diverse_AJ0 population_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 housing_NN1 boom_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS career_NN1 ,_PUN Reid_NP0 was_VBD an_AT0 avowed_AJ0 environmentalist_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 pro-gay-marriage_AJ0 ally_NN1 of_PRF Planned_AJ0 Parenthood_NN1 who_PNQ championed_VVD (_PUL unsuccessfully_AV0 )_PUR immigration_NN1 and_CJC gun-safety_NN1 reform_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP viewed_VVD the_AT0 vote_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Iraq_NP0 War_NN1 as_PRP his_DPS greatest_AJS regret_NN1 ._SENT 
Reid_NP0 's_POS ascent_NN1 to_PRP majority_NN1 leader_NN1 was_VBD somewhat_AV0 accidental_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP became_VVD minority_NN1 leader_NN1 after_PRP South_NP0 Dakota_NP0 Sen._NP0 Tom_NP0 Daschle_NP0 was_VBD unexpectedly_AV0 defeated_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 2004_CRD election_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC majority_NN1 leader_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 Democratic_AJ0 wave_NN1 election_NN1 of_PRF 2006._CRD (_PUL Watching_VVG the_AT0 returns_NN2 roll_VVB in_AVP ,_PUN the_AT0 usually_AV0 unsentimental_AJ0 Reid_NP0 was_VBD so_AV0 elated_AJ0 he_PNP kissed_VVD the_AT0 television_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR Early_AV0 on_AVP ,_PUN Reid_NP0 saw_VVD promise_NN1 in_PRP Obama_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 a_AT0 junior_AJ0 colleague_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC encouraged_VVD him_PNP to_TO0 run_VVI for_PRP president_NN1 in_PRP 2008._CRD After_PRP Obama_NP0 was_VBD elected_VVN ,_PUN Reid_NP0 shepherded_VVD his_DPS major_AJ0 legislative_AJ0 accomplishments_NN2 through_PRP the_AT0 Senate_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 2009_CRD stimulus_NN1 bill_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Dodd-Frank_NP0 banking_NN1 reforms_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 Affordable_AJ0 Care_NN1 Act_NN1 ._SENT 
