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'Equalizer' star Edward Woodward dies at 79

Edward Woodward, the star of films including "Breaker Morant" and "The Wicker Man," died Monday. He was 79.

Rachel Alexandra 1-2 favorite vs. boys in Woodward

Rachel Alexandra will face seven older males and the long history of Saratoga Race Course as the "Graveyard of Champions" when the 3-year-old star filly tries to become the first female to win the $750,000 Woodward Stakes on Saturday.

Rachel Alexandra to run next in Woodward Stakes

Rachel Alexandra is taking on a new challenge: racing against older horses in a bid to become the first filly to win the Woodward Stakes.

Americans’ love affair with autos is still alive

Two weekend events, at opposite ends of the country, suggest that despite the recession-induced automotive slump, America’s love affair with the automobile is as strong as ever.

White House: Bush wasn't detached from war review

The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing that Bush's military buildup was responsible for a sharp drop in the violence.

Correction: Books-Woodward

In an Aug. 18 story about a new book by Bob Woodward, The Associated Press reported erroneously that CBS Television Network is owned by Viacom Inc. CBS Corp. split off from Viacom in 2006.

Title, print run on Woodward book announced

The suspense didn't quite compare to the identity of "Deep Throat," but we now know the name of Bob Woodward's fourth investigative work on the Bush administration, just three weeks before the book's release.

Curlin to race next on dirt at Saratoga

Curlin is heading back to dirt for his next race — the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga — but his majority owner says that doesn't necessarily mean the turf experiment is over.

Woodward: Kissinger Advising Bush

Henry Kissinger has been advising President Bush and Vice President Cheney about Iraq, telling them that "victory is the only meaningful exit strategy," author and journalist Bob Woodward said.

Calendars Show Armitage Met Reporter

The No. 2 State Department official met with Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in mid-June 2003, the same time the reporter has testified that an administration official talked to him about CIA employee Valerie Plame.

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The Corporate 'Person' [Re-edit]

Nowhere are corporations mentioned in The Constitution of the United States of America. The Constitution was 32 years old before the Supreme Court even dealt with its first case regarding a private, for-profit corporation (Dartmouth College vs.

Could We Uncover Watergate Today?
Source: The Washington Post

This question has also consumed me since the recent passing of "Deep Throat," W. Mark Felt, a personal hero of mine since I was in high school, and part of the reason I originally went into journalism.

Watergate's "Deep Throat" dead at age 95
Source: PressDemocrat.com

Mark Felt, the man who helped bring down President Richard Nixon as the infamous "Deep Throat" for investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, died at his Santa Rosa home Thursday afternoon surrounded by family.

US 'spying' on Iraqi leadership | BBC NEWS
Source: BBC News

The US has been extensively spying on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a new book by renowned US reporter Bob Woodward claims. A source in the book is quoted as saying "we know everything he says", according to the Washington Post.

Skateboard prodigy accredits his success to what's taught in "Skateboarding Explained" DVD
Source: YouTube

Ryan Thompson is amazingly good at skateboarding for his age. He recently made a video showcasing his skills and telling his thoughts about skateboarding itself. He accredits his success to what is taught in "Skateboarding Explained" The Instructional DVD.

Think Progress » Woodward questions Thompson role in Watergate.
Source: 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 i …

Zeroing in on Cheney-Bush
Source: Consortiumnews.com

Criminal trials – especially relating to national security scandals – are an imperfect way of learning the larger truth. As with the four-count conviction of former White House aide I.

What About Bob?
Source: Hammer of the Blogs

Below I pasted the opening three paragraphs from a great post at a site called "Hammer of the Blogs." It's worth a read. Bob Woodward is a dickhead. (Did I just say that out loud?)

Bush's Failed Policy of Kill, Kill, Kill
Source: Consortiumnews.com

Robert Parry, "On March 30, 2003 – 3 ½ years ago and only 10 days after the U.S. invasion of Iraq – I solicited assessments from a few trusted military analysts and wrote that "whatever happens in the weeks ahead, George W. Bush has 'lost' the war in Iraq.

NIE, Woodward, and Iraq

This past week has been a doozy when it comes to our perceptions of the War in Iraq. The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) was leaked to the press, describing the War in Iraq as causing an increase in the level of extreme, anti-americanism across the globe.

Andy Card dances around Woodward's book: Doesn't criticise him
Source: Crooks and Liars

Check out this very revealing interview with Card about Woodward's book. Andy does a mambo about Bob's claims that he wanted Rumsfeld out and Condi was ignored.

Arianna Huffington: Woodward as Journalistic Hero: the Real State of Denial
Source: The Huffington Post

Bob Woodward is getting the journalistic hero treatment for "State of Denial," his self-revising reassessment of the Bush administration's handling of Iraq -- including a cover plug from Newsweek (which called him "the best excavator of inside stories in the nation's capital")  …

Woodward- 1, Condi Rice-0

For the past several days, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said she cannot recall then-CIA chief George Tenet warning her of an impending al-Qaida attack in the United States, as Bob Woodward's new book, State of Denial claims. To quote Ms. Rice…..

Whitehouse Records Show Rice Lied About Tenet Briefing
Source: The New York Times

A review of White House records has determined that George J. Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, did brief Condoleezza Rice and other top officials on July 10, 2001, about the looming threat from Al Qaeda, a State Department spokesman said Monday.

Bob Woodward Discusses 'State of Denial'
Source: msnbc.com

Oct. 2, 2006 - On the publication of "State of Denial," Bob Woodward spoke with NEWSWEEK's Jon Meacham about the new book, the perils of wartime leadership, and the lessons of history.

9/11 Commission Kept In Dark About Key Tenet Warning?
Source: The Horse's Mouth

Greg Sargent at The Horse's Mouth has been analyzing Bob Woodward's new book, and has some questions about a meeting that took place on July 10, 2001 between George Tenet, Condoleezza Rice, and Cofer Black.

Book Says Top Aide Urged Bush to Fire Rumsfeld
Source: The Washington Post

Former White House chief of staff Andrew H. Card Jr. on two occasions tried and failed to persuade President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald H.

New Book Fuels Election Year Debate Over Bush, Rumsfeld
Source: The Washington Post

New revelations that White House aides tried twice in the past two years to persuade President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald H.

Woodward: Laura Wanted Rumsfeld Out
Source: CBS News

CBS) Veteran Washington reporter Bob Woodward writes in his new book of fierce efforts inside the White House to get rid of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a revelation that has caused a tremendous amount of concern at the White House.

White House Damage Control on Woodward Book
Source: msnbc.com

There are few journalists in Washington who can throw the White House off its stride: Bob Woodward is one of them. Woodward's new book, "State of Denial," paints a damning picture of White House policy in the aftermath of the Iraq invasion.

Bush 'concealing Iraq violence'
Source: BBC News

Veteran US journalist Bob Woodward has claimed that the true extent of insurgent attacks in Iraq has been hidden by the administration. He makes the claim in a book, State of Denial, due to be released on Monday.

Bush vs. Woodward—only one reputation will survive.
Source: Slate

Bob Woodward's 2002 book Bush at War portrayed the president in such a heroic light that the Republican National Committee promoted it on their Web site. But Woodward's third Bush book, State of Denial, should probably be for sale on the DNC's Web site.

Bob Woodward's New Book Says Bush Ignored Urgent Warning on Iraq
Source: The New York Times

Sensing recently that some of the shine may have begun to wear off of President Bush, Bob Woodward has apparently decided that it might be OK to put a few words into his latest book that don't simply parrot rightwing talking points, and possibly serve as a partial return to the  …

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