Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Washington, DC - June 17, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama hands the pen he just used to sign a Presidential Memorandum regarding federal benefits and non-discrimination in the Oval Office of the White House to gay rights activist Frank Kameny, , Washington DC, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Behind him are Vice President Joe Biden ( l), U.S. Representative Barney Frank (2 l) and U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (3 l). - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Aude Guerrucci - Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM