Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., was killed in an airplane crash today in...

Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., was killed in an airplane crash today in Minnesota. Mr. Wellstone was a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who was active in retirement issues. His Washington and Minnesota offices were not accepting calls, and his staff members could not be reached for comment. "He was a great champion of pension rights of American workers and we will miss him terribly,” said Karen Ferguson, director of the Pension Rights Center.