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Inouye, Daniel Ken
(n´w´´, n´w) (KEY) , 1924, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu. A Democratic senator from Hawaii since 1963, he was a member of the committee that investigated the Watergate affair (197374) and served as chairman of the committee that investigated the Iran-contra affair (1987). He became chair of the Senate commerce, science, and transportation committee in 2007.