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Bob Woodward
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 26
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Sometimes,doing nothing is the best reaction.
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I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.
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