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20 Jul 2013 20:45
To our dismay, trailblazing journalist Helen Thomas passed away today in Washington, D.C. Our world has lost one of the greatest barrier-breakers in the industry -- Thomas was the very first female reporter to be assigned to the White House press corps full-time, shortly after President John F. Kennedy's inauguration. She went on to cover every president from Kennedy to Obama, retiring only in 2010. During her tenure in Washington, she broke news about Watergate, interviewed President Reagan mer...
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