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The Meaning Of 'Regret': Journalist Bob Woodward, White House Disagree

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The Meaning Of 'Regret': Journalist Bob Woodward, White House Disagree

February 28, 2013 • The veteran Washington Post reporter says a White House aide threatened him over a story about President Obama's role in sequestration.

'Washington Post' Editor Steps Down; 'Boston Globe' Editor To Fill Job

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'Washington Post' Editor Steps Down; 'Boston Globe' Editor To Fill Job

November 13, 2012 • Marcus Brauchli has been the Post's top editor since 2008. He'll stay with the company, focusing on new media opportunities. Martin Baron leaves Boston to join the Post on Jan. 2.

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Romney Gets No Relief On Outsourcing Story

June 27, 2012 • Mitt Romney's campaign got no satisfaction from The Washington Post. The newspaper refused to retract a piece that tied the Republican presidential candidate to the outsourcing of U.S. jobs overseas when he ran Bain Capital.

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Obama Administration Tripped Up By GSA's Vegas Spending Scandal

April 2, 2012 • The GSA conference with the clown, comedian and mind reader is the kind of embarrassing story any administration wants to avoid on its watch, especially at a time of fiscal austerity when federal workers are coming under attack from some conservatives and a general election looms for a president seeking a second term.

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Washington Post's Earmarks Project Sparks Criticism Of Congress, Paper

February 8, 2012 • Not all the reaction to Washington Post investigation of earmarks for projects near lawmakers' homes has been the predictable outrage at members of Congress for misusing their offices to enrich themselves by funding construction of roads etc that could boost their property values. Some readers actually thought the Post series to be a case of unjustified guilt by geolocation.

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Obama Laps GOP Field In Finance-Sector Cash But Shows Weakness Too

October 19, 2011 • President Obama is either raising money from the financial sector like a man with many friends and supporters in that field despite his attempts to regulate it. Or, he is losing the money race to Mitt Romney, that veteran of the private-equity world, because of his administration's efforts to clamp down on Wall Street with new regulations.

Candidates Are Easier To Take Sitting Down

GOP presidential candidates at a debate on the economy, Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, Oct. 11, 2011.

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Candidates Are Easier To Take Sitting Down

October 11, 2011 • Unlike the previous half-dozen debates, this one took place around a table. And by sitting everyone down, the sponsors managed to elevate the discussion.

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Washington Post Graphic Shows Lawmaker Votes That Led To Deficits

July 26, 2011 • It would have been interesting to see who the 25 percent of lawmakers were who didn't vote for any of the policies the Post focused on. Even Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican presidential candidate didn't make the cut; he voted for the Bush tax cuts.

Grover Norquist Contradicts Grover Norquist

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Grover Norquist Contradicts Grover Norquist

July 21, 2011 • Grover Norquist, Washington's most feared anti-tax advocate, backtracked from remarks he made to the Washington Post editorial board in which he suggested that a lawmaker who voted to allow the Bush-era tax cuts to expire wouldn't be guilty of violating the anti-tax pledge he has gotten so many to sign.

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'Not A Close Call' Says Editor Who Kept 'Undocumented' Reporter's Secret

June 30, 2011 • The Washington Post's Peter Perl kept Jose Antonio Vargas' secret. He was concerned about the "real damage" that revealing it might do to the reporter.

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'Washington Post' Debated 'Undocumented' Reporter's Veracity

June 23, 2011 • Some editors did not think Jose Antonio Vargas was giving them the full story, the newspaper reports. His account ended up running in The New York Times Magazine.

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Wash Post's Dan Balz: Obama's GOP Libya Critics Lack Good Answers, Too

March 24, 2011 • Washington Post political reporter notes that potential GOP White House candidates who criticize Obama on Libya don't seem to be offering better ideas on how to deal with the crisis.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Apologizes For Plagiarizing

March 17, 2011 • She committed one of the "cardinal sins in journalism," Sari Horwitz of The Washington Post admits. The Post has suspended her for copying reporting done by the Arizona Republic.

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David Broder: A Reporter For The Ages

March 9, 2011 • Broder was doing legwork as a reporter long past the time when other people had retired. He also was one of the kindest and gentlest political reporters you'd ever want to meet, far from the stereotype of the crusty journalist on the politics beat.

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America's Great Christmas Divide

December 13, 2010 • A Christmas divide has emerged across the United States. High end retailers report a surge in sales while discounters stock more groceries and other staples to get shoppers in their stores.