http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/05/17/press-and-pressure/ E AHO LA'ULA Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:52:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/05/17/press-and-pressure/#comment-5315 Wed, 01 Jun 2005 05:56:55 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/05/17/press-and-pressure/#comment-5315 Yes, Woodward and Bernstein undoubtedly double-checked what they could of information from "Deep Throat" about the Watergate conspiracy, but since it turns out that "Deep Throat" was, in fact, the Number 2 man at the FBI, Mark Felt, "The Washigton Post" wasn't taking a particularly huge risk by running with his story. Yes, Woodward and Bernstein undoubtedly double-checked what they could of information from “Deep Throat” about the Watergate conspiracy, but since it turns out that “Deep Throat” was, in fact, the Number 2 man at the FBI, Mark Felt, “The Washigton Post” wasn’t taking a particularly huge risk by running with his story.

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