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Page last updated at 04:55 GMT, Saturday, 18 July 2009 05:55 UK

Cronkite 'was family', says Obama

Barack Obama has said the US has lost "an icon and dear friend" following the death of famous CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite at the age of 92.

The US president described the broadcaster as "family", and "a voice of certainty in an uncertain world".

READ MORE: US TV news legend Cronkite dies

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