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FBI KEPT TABS ON GEORGE CARLIN FOR HOOVER ZINGERS

While countless comedy fans spent the 1960s and ’70s poring over the rebellious routines of George Carlin, above, so too did J. Edgar Hoover, according to F.B.I. records released by the comedian’s family and reported by The Associated Press.

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