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MIAMI – E. Howard Hunt, who helped organize the Watergate break-in, leading to the greatest scandal in American political history and the downfall of Richard Nixon’s presidency, died Tuesday. He was ...

E. Howard Hunt, mastermind of the Watergate break-in, has died at 88. Bitter over his treatment, E. Howard Hunt lived his final years in a modest home in Miami. A memoir is due out next month. A man ...

A new HBO “slapstick tragedy” mostly avoids the Oval Office in favor of the men who actually executed the infamous burglary that brought down a president. By Adam Nagourney LOS ANGELES — On June 17, ...

E. Howard Hunt may hold a controversial niche in American history, but mourners at his funeral Monday expressed only admiration for the man who helped organize the Watergate break-in. "He was a great ...

E. Howard Hunt, 88, the shadowy former CIA man who organized the Watergate break-in and other “dirty tricks” that ultimately brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon, died of complications from ...

Hunt declared bankruptcy in 1997, largely blaming his Watergate fines and legal fees. A $650,000 libel settlement he was awarded in 1981 stemming from an article alleging his involvement in the ...