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Charles W. Colson, 80; Nixon instigator turned to God after prison

By Tim Weiner

 |  New York Times  

  April 22, 2012

Charles Colson, an influential aide to President Richard Nixon who became a minister to prisoners after spending seven months behind bars for his role in the Watergate scandal, has died. He was 80.

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