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Unknowingly, the Watergate Scandal caused many changes in campaign financing. The scandal became a huge factor in the Freedom of Information Act in 1986, as well as laws requiring new financial disclosures by key government officials.
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The Watergate Scandal ... indirectly caused many changes in campaign financing. The scandal became a driving factor in amending the Freedom of Information Act in 1976, as well as laws requiring new financial disclosures by key government officials.
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Alexander P. Butterfield was drawn into the Watergate Scandal after Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had interviewed Hugh Sloan. During the interview Sloan admitted that Butterfield had been in charge of "internal security". Woodward passed this information to a member of the Senate Committee headed by Sam Ervin.
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The Watergate scandal was an influence upon the television series The X-Files. The first season featured a character (played by Jerry Hardin) modeled after Deep Background/Deep Throat and referred to by both names. The second season ... featured a similar character simply named X. The character named the smoking man was also inspired by Deep throat.
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Sometime after the Watergate scandal, the once cosy relationship between public figures and the media that covered them disappeared. A new breed of investigative journalist began to look for ways to tear down the very gods they had earlier helped create.
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The impact of the Watergate scandal was far-reaching. Mark Felt became an early example of what is now called a whistle-blower, someone who attempts to draw attention to improper government conduct. Modern day whistle blowers are now offered protection to tell what they know.
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