Minggu, 16 Desember 2007

Reps. Mack, Bono wed in private ceremony (AP)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Mary Bono, who was married to late singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono and replaced him in Congress after his death, married U.S. Rep. Connie Mack on Saturday, according to Bono's sister.

The news of the marriage was first reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times. Bono's sister, Katherine Whitaker, told The Associated Press the couple were married in a private ceremony attended by 35 family members.

"It was fantastic," Whitaker said. "It was a very quiet ceremony. A spokeswoman for Mack had said in November that Asheville was selected because it is Whitaker's home.

Mack, a Republican representative from Florida, and Bono, R-Calif., had been dating for two years. Bono's chief of staff, Frank Cullen Jr., said Mack proposed in late August while the couple were on a camping trip in Arches National Park in Utah.

The 45-year-old Bono replaced Sonny Bono in Congress in a special election in 1998. The 40-year-old Mack, who is divorced, is the son of the Florida senator of the same name and great-grandson of Hall of Fame baseball manager Connie Mack.

 
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