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Helen Dewar (born August 7 1936 — died November 4 2006) was a reporter for The Washington Post for 25 years. She worked at the Post for 43 years rising through the ranks to cover the United States Senate for a quarter of a century (1979-2004). David Broder political pundit and longtime political columnist at The Post called Dewar one of the best reporters I ever knew.