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Newsweek: What If Deep Throat Happened Today?
Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter had a great column in this week's issue asking what would happen to Watergate today? He writes a hypothetical column under the premise that Nixon just completed his successful second term. While sad to read, I'm not sure it is that far from the truth. And to think, I'm a registered Republican... more on that later.
An excerpt:
"Some argue the Watergate story died right there, but Nixon's attorney general wasn't taking any chances. Just as in the Valerie Plame case, the Justice Department subpoenaed Woodward and Bernstein to testify before the grand jury about their sources. When they declined, they were jailed for 18 months on contempt charges. Talkingpointsmemo.com and a few other liberal bloggers complained that it was hypocritical—top White House aides were suspected of shredding documents, suborning perjury and paying hush money to burglars—but to no avail. Public support for the media had hit rock bottom."
· If Watergate Happened Now [Newsweek]
Posted in on June 09, 2005, 09:15 PM | Permalink
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