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Duck Dynasty patriarch and conservative cultural icon Phil Robertson dies
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FILE - Phil Robertson of the Duck Dynasty reality television program speaks at a Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, campaign stop, Feb. 19, 2016, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. - photo by AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Phil Robertson, who turned his small duck calling interest in the sportsman's paradise of northern Louisiana into a big business and conservative cultural phenomenon, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79.