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The Washington Post is a website and newspaper published in Washington, D.C.. With its location in the nation’s capital, The Post has a long tradition of being a watchdog for misdeeds by politicians and government agencies, including its reporting on The Pentagon Papers , the Watergate scandal, and secret surveillance by the National Security Agency. Along with The New York Times, it is usually counted as one of the preeminent news organizations in the country. Watergate’s legacy: How the scandal changed politics and journalism. The Post was established in 1877 as a four-page publication that served the Democratic Party. For ...(100 of 994 words)

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