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Pioneering front-row White House journalist Helen Thomas died at age 92 after a long illness. Thomas
covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century, and became a legend in the industry.
She was always at White House news conferences
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sitting front and center
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where she frequently
annoyed government spokesmen with her pointed questions.
Thomas began covering the White House for United Press International when John F. Kennedy became
president in 1961 and was a fixture there until her retirement in 2010.
In
a
written
statement,
Obama
called
Thomas
a
"true
pioneer"
and
said
she
kept
the
presidents
she
covered
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including himself
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on their toes.
Thomas, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, was born in Winchester, Kentucky, on August 4, 1920.
She was one of nine children. Thomas was raised in Detroit, where she attended Wayne State University and
graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1942.
In describing her job, Thomas once said, "I've never covered the president in any way other than that he
is ultimately responsible."
Thomas embraced the freedoms of a columnist with vigor (
娲诲姏
). No question seemed off-limits for her.
Colleagues remember her as a genuinely fearless woman who asked the toughest questions of presidents, no
matter their party.
In January 2009, as President George Bush was preparing to leave office, Thomas aimed her editorial
guns at him and his administration. In a commentary, she slammed (
鎶ㄥ嚮
) Bush for what she considered his
failings, including leading the country
"into a senseless war against Iraq, a calamity still under way as he
leaves office almost six years after the invasion." She considered him "the worst president ever."
1. According to the text, Helen Thomas was ______.
A. a wise politician
B. a writing pioneer
C. a legendary journalist
D. a White House adviser
2. The underlined word "fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.
A. an object firmly fixed in place
B. a person regarded fixed in the same position
C. someone to fix tricky problems
D. a device to secure something somewhere