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I'm not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their television presentation, but they wouldn't know new information or how to report a story if it came up and bit them.

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Bob Woodward
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 26
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The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.
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Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.
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