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Walter Mears was an Associated Press legend, a reporter who was able to observe, process, and write critical political coverage, as another writer put it, ¿faster than most people can think.¿ He reported on national politics from 1960 to 2001 as one of the ¿boys on the bus¿ and was said to be the most influential political writer of his time because his AP stories appeared in virtually every American daily newspaper. He received the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 1977 for his coverage of the 1976 presidential campaign and election. He retired after the 2001 presidential inauguration and now lives in Arlington, Va.Mears, Walter R. is the author of 'Deadlines Past My 40 Years of Presidential Campaigning A Reporters Story' with ISBN 9780740738524 and ISBN 0740738526.
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