Politics News Alert: Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.) dies at 77

	Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:06:17 AM POLITICS NEWS ALERT Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.) dies at 77 Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-N.J.), the first African American elected to Congress from the Garden State, died early Tuesday at the age of 77 after a brief battle with colon cancer, according to House Democratic aides. He announced last month that he was undergoing treatment and his health deteriorated last week. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/rep-donald-payne-d-nj-dies-at-age-77/2012/03/06/gIQAXfUcuR_blog.html Or visit PostPolitics.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy