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2. The Break-In

At about 2:30 am on June 17th, 1972, five men were arrested in the Watergate complex, a large collection of office buildings, apartments and a hotel. Their specific target was a suite in one of the office buildings that was being rented by the Democratic National Committee. What at first appeared to be a simple break-in was quickly complicated when it became apparent that they were stealing political information.

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