From the ashes of a house fire several years ago that destroyed most everything he owned, Karl Bremer saved a flame-licked carbon copy of a letter he wrote in August 1974 to Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. Bremer appealed to the Minnesota politician to stop imm

Barbara Jordan attorney, former congresswoman and professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs would have turned 76 today. At the age of 59, her candle burned out too soon. She helped unify this nation, and we need her now more than ever. When she was s

Susan Gembrowski | “Watergate: A Novel” Thomas Mallon Pantheon Books; 433 pages; $26.95 “Watergate: A Novel” Thomas Mallon “Watergate: A Novel” delves into the cover-up of a bungled burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters that eventual

According to the book, former FBI number two Mark Felt spoke to journalists because he wanted to become head of the organization. Felt hoped that by making former U.S. President Richard Nixon think that the FBI was leaky, then those suspected of talking

Yulee, Florida. Not a place one usually thinks of as an Earthquake Epicenter. But this swampland not far from the Georgia state line is now home to a state-of-the-art seismic station known as 457A. Here, within a few miles of the Atlantic Ocean, 457A has

Where’s Robert Redford when we need him? More than 35 years ago, after the Sundance Kid did a star turn in All the President’s Men, a generation of kids rushed into journalism schools around North America hoping to become the next Bob Woodward. Journalis

Kids say the darndest things. Speaking to a college journalism class last week, I learned the students had recently seen the "All The President's Men," the film noir tale of the Washington Post's pursuit of the Watergate scandal. When I asked what they t

Kids say the darndest things. Speaking to a college journalism class last week, I learned the students had recently seen the "All The President's Men," the film noir tale of the Washington Post's pursuit of the Watergate scandal. When I asked what they t

Two noteworthy deaths over the weekend, which lately I’ve been trying not to take personally. Every light extinguished before the threescore-and-ten mark is a reminder to be aware of how close eternity is, how suddenly it can be your time. Although, if l

BACK in 2006, before the Obama administration made leak prosecutions routine, a panel of three federal appeals court judges in New York struggled to decide whether a prosecutor should be allowed to see the phone records of two New York Times reporters, J

Warner Bros. In the 1976 film “All the President’s Men,” Robert Redford plays Bob Woodward, who waits for his source in a parking garage. Washington BACK in 2006, before the Obama administration made leak prosecutions routine, a panel of three federal ap

ON a Sunday in early December, Marcus Brauchli, the executive editor of The Washington Post, summoned some of the newspaper’s most celebrated journalists to a lunch at his home, a red brick arts-and-crafts style in the suburb of Bethesda, Md. He asked hi

Jennifer Graylock/Associated Press Marcus Brauchli, The Washington Post's executive editor, has overseen sweeping change in the newsroom, where editors now often emphasize things like online metrics. ON a Sunday in early December, Marcus Brauchli , the e

ON a Sunday in early December, Marcus Brauchli, the executive editor of The Washington Post, summoned some of the newspaper’s most celebrated journalists to a lunch at his home, a red brick arts-and-crafts style in the suburb of Bethesda, Md. He asked hi

Google has been known to celebrate authors and encourage educators to write books. It even made finding authors of articles easier by improving the quality of search results for authors. Now the search giant is playing host to legendary horror novelist

Dale Robinette Linda Lovelace, the star of the 1972 pornographic movie “Deep Throat,” is the subject of “Lovelace,” an independent film starring Amanda Seyfried, center. AS the artificial smoke was flushed out and the extras wearing wide lapels and garis

February 8, 2012 If Israel takes the brunt of the criticism for getting things started with Iran, then we let the U.S. off the hook. By Russ Baker By arrangement with WhoWhatWhy.com. Photograph via Flickr. For months now, we have been led to believe th

Last October, President Obama nominated Lippert to be the next assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs, replacing Gen. Chip Gregson. In December, McCain wrote to Lippert to demand answers on the latter's alleged internal feud with Ge

"Anything else going on?" Sara Ganim asked her source late one night in 2009. As the crime reporter for a small newspaper in State College, Pennsylvania, it was a question she always ended with. And this evening, to Ganim's surprise, the source replied,