Former Congressman James Santini dies

CARSON CITY (AP) — Former Nevada Rep. Jim Santini, who served four terms in Congress as a Democrat in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday after being diagnosed with advanced-stage esophageal cancer. He was 78.Santini’s daughter, Lori Egbers, said her father died peacefully at a hospice center in Rockville, Maryland, where he had been staying since last week.“Jim worked hard for all of Nevada and always sought to put the state’s interests first,” Nevada Republican Sen.