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Any one of William F. Buckley Jr.'s many achievements - in politics, publishing, television, even world-class sailing - might have been enough to merit the attention he received during the past half century.But Buckley had accomplishments to spare: founder and longtime editor of the influential conservative journal National Review, host of TV's "Firing Line" for 33 years, popular syndicated columnist, author of some 50 books, including novels. Beyond that, he was generally acknowledged as the father of modern conservatism.
Known for both his charm and erudition, Buckley died yesterday morning in the study of his home in Stamford, Conn., at age 82. Linda Bridges, his literary assistant, said Buckley's cook found him at about 10 a.m. Though he had emphysema, she said, his death was a surprise to family and colleagues.
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