UPDATE: Rep. Tubbs Jones is not dead. At a live press conference from the hospital, live on CNN, the doctor for Tubbs Jones reported the congresswoman has "very limited brain function. She remains in critical condition at present in our intensive care unit." CNN changed the "Breaking News" chyron from "Hospital News Conference on Death of Rep. Tubbs Jones" to "Hospital News Conference on Health of Rep. Tubbs Jones."
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Sad news via Cleveland Plain Dealer:
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first African-American woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has died after suffering a brain aneurysm, said sources familiar with the situation.
She was removed from life support at 12:19 p.m. at Huron Road Hospital, the sources said.
Tubbs Jones, 58, served as a Cuyahoga County judge and prosecutor before succeeding U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes. She has served five terms in Congress and is expected to easily win her sixth in November.
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