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Saturday, November 19, 2005 12:00 AM

Woodward's disgrace

He was once a great journalist, but his obsession with "access" turned him into a palace courtier and shill for the GOP.
By Joe Conason

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  • Saturday, November 19, 2005 08:55 PM

    Access and corrosion

    Bob Woodward, Judith Miller et al. partook of the power of access. Woodward sold his soul long ago when he began hobnobbing with all those powerful folks...traveling in such illustrious company can be corrosive to journalistic ethics as well as humility.

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