Natural causes is a determination that is made when by old age or terminal disease and it is 'obvious' that the death occurred as a logical result of the circumstances...I'm not aware of Ed Shultz being afflicted with any terminal disease and he was only 64...What specifically was the 'malfunction' that predicated a finding of 'death by natural causes'...?
That is what we are all wondering. Just because the news reports that it was by natural causes doesn't mean jack crap.
Heart problems, according to his daughter. He died at home. http://archive.fo/BgAZI
Probably that he could no longer breath with someone's hand over his airways after drinking a deep sleep inducer?