FILE - This April 26, 2004 file photo shows actress Bea Arthur leaving after testifying before the Senate Business and Professions Committee, in support of a measure by State Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, unseen, banning the production and sale of foie gras at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Family spokesman Dan Watt says the 86-year-old Arthur died at home early Saturday, April 25, 2009. He says Arthur had cancer, but declined to give further details. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

FILE - This April 26, 2004 file photo shows actress Bea Arthur leaving after testifying before the Senate Business and Professions Committee, in support of a measure by State Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, unseen, banning the production and sale of foie gras at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Family spokesman Dan Watt says the 86-year-old Arthur died at home early Saturday, April 25, 2009. He says Arthur had cancer, but declined to give further details.

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