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Washington Post former editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93 | |
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Ben Bradlee, the editor of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal that toppled President Nixon, has died aged 93, the newspaper says. | |
It says he died at his Washington home of natural causes. | |
As executive editor from 1968-91, Bradlee was credited for transforming the Post into one the most respected newspapers in America. | |
In 2013, he was given the country's highest civilian honour - the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |