A Death Worth Noting

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Over the weekend, Robin Cook died while walking (that's "hiking" to us in the U.S.) in Scotland.

A long-time Labour Party leader, he resigned from the government in 2003 to protest British involvement in the Iraq War.

The Guardian's obituary summarizes his career nicely, and his resignation speech demonstrates the power of conscience, when so few politicians seem to have one.