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We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could be king.

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Helen Thomas
Age: 92 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 4
Died: 2013
Died: July 20
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Journalist
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Winchester
Kentucky
Helen Amelia Thomas
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King
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