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      Woodward questions Thompson role in Watergate.

      Posted by theangryindian from Think Progress

      Former senator Fred Thompson was the Senate Watergate Committee’s chief minority counsel in 1973 and 1974, and is often credited with asking a question during the Watergate hearings “that led to the disclosure of the fact that President Nixon had installed recording devices in the Oval Office.” But in an online chat yesterday, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward disputed this history: The veteran journalist, whose early reporting was instrumental in uncovering the scandal, said th

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      Ford disagreed with Bush on Iraq

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      This should keep Ford in the news for a while: "I don't think, if I had been president, on the basis of the facts as I saw them publicly," he said, "I don't think I would have ordered the Iraq war. I would have maximized our effort through sanctions, through restrictions, whatever, to find another answer."

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    • A Conversation With John Kerry

      Posted by Billbar from Washington Post

      In the months before the 2004 presidential election, The Washington Post's Bob Woodward sought to interview Sen. John F. Kerry, the Democratic nominee, about how he might have conducted foreign policy in the 18 months between Sept. 11, 2001, and the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Kerry declined the interview at the time. More than a year later, on March 7, Kerry agreed to be interviewed by Woodward and answer the 22 questions. Below is an edited version of their two-hour conversation .

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      Woodward book portrays a White House in turmoil

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      The latest book by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, "State of Denial," paints a portrait of an administration riven by personal and policy disagreements exacerbated by a deteriorating situation in Iraq. In Woodward's account, Bush became increasingly isolated as his team rejected advice to shift gears in Iraq before it was too late.

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    • Bob Woodward Wants to Switch Sides in Iraq Now

      Posted by Jeff from Talking Points Memo

      According to Woodward, insurgent attacks against coalition troops occur, on average, every 15 minutes, a shocking fact the administration has kept secret. “It’s getting to the point now where there are eight, 900 attacks a week. That’s more than a hundred a day. That is four an hour attacking our forces,” says Woodward.

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    rwtaylor comments on:

    Woodward questions Thompson role in Watergate.

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    5:27 pm 9/30/07
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    Billbar comments on:

    Behind Public Optimism on Iraq, Administration Had Doubts

    The Kos article referenced above is here.

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    12:43 pm 9/30/06
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