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" The fact is, most journalists I know are not particularly political. They move around a lot. "

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" The fact is that in a way, journalists become a kind of default in the system when you don't have substantive two-party back-and-forth inside of the government. "

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" The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious. "

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" Wars tend to be very public things, they are visible. There are correspondents traveling with the troops and you get daily dispatches. "

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" All of the leading terrorism experts are clear on one thing: that in terms of protecting America, we are almost never going to know a place or a time of an attack. "

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