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Yavin4

(35,442 posts) Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:47 PM Apr 2018

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At the start, Nixon wasn't a criminal target of the Watergate break-in

Just remember that. Read the original story linked below. No mention of Nixon nor even the Republican party:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2002/05/31/AR2005111001227.html

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At the start, Nixon wasn't a criminal target of the Watergate break-in (Original Post) Yavin4 Apr 2018 OP

knr triron Apr 2018 #1

Funny how that story is credited to a "veteran" WaPo reporter (who I've never heard of)... regnaD kciN Apr 2018 #2

the veteran, Alfred E. Lewis is noted below for dweller Apr 2018 #3

triron

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1. knr

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Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:57 PM

Apr 2018

regnaD kciN

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2. Funny how that story is credited to a "veteran" WaPo reporter (who I've never heard of)...

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Apr 3, 2018, 11:24 PM

Apr 2018

...while Woodward and Bernstein are listed at the bottom as contributors to the reporting.

dweller

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3. the veteran, Alfred E. Lewis is noted below for

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 4, 2018, 12:29 AM

Apr 2018

his many years of police beat reporting... 50+ and a remarkable career according to this post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/1994/05/04/legendary-police-reporter-alfred-e-lewis-dies/9b9b495d-d268-409b-9dfd-9e1a39db320f/?utm_term=.d0752294af1f

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