Jules Witcover, political columnist who relished the horse race, dies at 98

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Jules Witcover, a journalist whose vast connections — ranging from top party leaders to local precinct bosses — made him one of the best-sourced political reporters of his generation, and who was known for the long-running syndicated column he wrote with his Baltimore Sun colleague Jack Germond, died Aug. 16 at his home in Washington. He was 98.

The cause was cardiovascular disease, said his wife, Marion Elizabeth Rodgers.

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