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Alexander Haig, 85, dies

Alexander Haig, a former US Army general who became White House chief of staff during the Watergate scandal and Secretary of State during the Reagan administration, died on Saturday at the age of 85.

Haig sought the US presidency, but his bid for the Republican nomination ended in failure in 1988, a campaign noted for his acerbic taunting of other candidates including Vice-President George H.W. Bush, the eventual winner.