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The Cronkite files

FBI destroyed its record on the famed news anchor
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Did the FBI have Walter Cronkite under surveillance? It seems we’ll never know. The FBI did compile a file on the late CBS anchor, who died in July at the age of 92, but destroyed it two years ago. Researchers say it’s part of a disturbing trend.

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