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Editor Casts Doubt on 'Deep Throat' Story

Kevin Spak — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:30:00 CDT

Bob Woodward is not happy about a new book in which former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee appears to express doubt about the legend of "Deep Throat." Bradlee gave reporter Jeff Himmelman access to a box of old documents, and in it, Himmelman found an interview Bradlee had conducted for...

Cheney Still Hasn't Learned From Iraq

Matt Cantor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:38:06 CDT

The “missing” WMDs in Iraq taught us a lesson: Don’t act on intelligence unless you’re 100% sure of it. Dick Cheney apparently missed that little tidbit, writes Bob Woodward after perusing the former veep’s new memoir. In In My Time, Cheney says he was the “lone voice” in the Bush...

'Deep Throat' Garage New DC Tourist Attraction

Rob Quinn — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:20:05 CDT

The most important parking garage in American history has joined the list of Washington DC-area tourist attractions. A historical marker has been placed in front of the suburban parking garage where Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward met the anonymous "Deep Throat," receiving information that brought the Watergate scandal to light...

In bin Laden Compound, US Watched 'the Pacer'

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 07 May 2011 10:28:30 CDT

A mundane phone call led to the downfall of the world's most elusive terrorist: “I’m back with the people I was with before," Osama bin Laden's courier told a friend as US ears perked up. Bob Woodward fleshes out the takedown in today's Washington Post; among the details: When US...

Karzai Confirms Taliban Talks

Emily Rauhala — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:22:49 CDT

It's official: Hamid Karzai is talking to the Taliban in a last-ditch bid for peace. In an interview with CNN 's Larry King set to air today, the Afghan leader says his government is engaged in "unofficial" discussion with Taliban reps. "We have been talking to the Taliban as countryman...

Clinton Wants to Be President, Not VP

Kevin Spak — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:54:20 CDT

The Clinton-for-vice-president mania that kicked up briefly yesterday (only to be squashed by Clinton herself), was pretty misguided. Clinton has no interest in being vice president, former advisers tell Politico —but she may still want to be president. “Not happening,” one of Clinton’s top 2008 advisers said when asked about...

Clinton Squashes VP Rumors

Kevin Spak — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:38:00 CDT

Hillary Clinton forcefully dismissed the bubbling rumors that she would replace Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate in 2012. Time magazine’s CEO asked Clinton about the rumors at a professional women’s conference today, according to Andrea Mitchell of NBC . Clinton replied that Biden was doing “a wonderful job” and...

Woodward: Obama's Directing Afghan War

Emily Rauhala — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:01:41 CDT

President Obama is personally directing the course of the war in Afghanistan, author Bob Woodward tells ABC News . While chatting with Diane Sawyer about his new book , the famed investigative reporter calls the president "strategist-in-chief" and says, unequivocally, that Afghanistan is "Obama's war"—so much so that the president personally...

Karzai Diagnosed as 'Manic Depressive'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:40:00 CDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's wild mood swings that have often tested the patience of his international backers could be the result of manic depression, according to Bob Woodward's new book on the Afghan war. US intelligence reports found that Karzai has been diagnosed with the condition and is taking medication...