Ex-Reagan lawyer Ted Olson, former U.S. solicitor general at center of 2000 recount, dies at 84

Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. solicitor general and conservative lawyer Theodore Olson, who was admired by Democrats as well as Republicans, died Wednesday at the age of 84.

Olson, who sat at the center of the 2000 U.S. presidential election recount on behalf of then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush, was described as a "towering figure on the national stage" and a "once-in-a-generation lawyer." He was a "trailblazing advocate who cared about all people," his law firm Gibson Dunn announced in a news release Wednesday.

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