Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, dies at 94

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor's daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died, her son Bill Kassebaum told CBS News on Saturday. She was 94.Kassebaum Baker died Friday, he said.Bill Kassebaum told CBS News that his mother was "an independent voice that was willing to do what was right for Kansas and the country," which he said sometimes meant going against her party."She was also willing to talk to her constituents, even when they didn't agree, and openly discuss her votes and stances," he said, adding that while people may not have agreed with her, they appreciated her willingness to talk.Kassebaum Baker was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978 and served three terms. Her modest demeanor endeared her to voters of all political stripes, though she shared the moderate, progressive Republican politics of her father, Gov.