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Kinky Friedman, provocative satirist and one-time gubernatorial candidate, dies at 79

Friedman launched a boisterous campaign for governor in 2006, decades after forming the band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

Kinky Friedman is shown at his Medina ranch on Dec. 12, 2013.

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