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Lilly Ledbetter, Whose Fight for Equal Pay Changed U.S. Law, Dies at 86
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Fair-Wage Advocate Lilly Ledbetter Dies at 86
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American equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter dies aged 86 - and Obama leads tributes
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