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Politics Mar 31

Looking back at the life of the unapologetic criminal behind Watergate, G. Gordon Liddy

By Lisa Desjardins, Geoffrey Lou Guray

Nation Nov 27

William Ruckelshaus is sworn in as the first Environmental Protection Agency Administrator by Chief Justice Warren Burger as Jill Ruckelshaus and President Richard Nixon look on, December 4, 1970. Courtesy The Nixon Library and Museum/Handout via REUTERS
Ruckelshaus, who famously defied Nixon in Watergate firing, dies at 87

His moment of fame came in 1973, as a deputy attorney general, when he choose to resign rather than carry out Nixon’s unlawful order to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Politics Jun 10

Former White House counsel John Dean, a key figure in the Watergate scandal that toppled former President Richard Nixon, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing titled, "Lessons from the Mueller Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S., June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WATCH: John Dean’s full opening statement on Mueller report

In his prepared testimony, the former White House counsel and Watergate witness outlined some of the similarities between the Watergate inquiry into President Richard Nixon and the current investigations into President Donald Trump.

By Gretchen Frazee

Politics Feb 18

Watch 9:00
Is expanding presidential power inherently bad for democracy?

The fallout from President Trump’s national emergency declaration over immigration is sparking questions about the scope of executive power. For analysis, Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Rudalevige, professor of government at Bowdoin College and author of “The New Imperial Presidency:…

Politics Apr 13

Watch 6:19
Does the Scooter Libby pardon have implications for the Russia probe?

President Trump on Friday pardoned Scooter Libby, a top aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney, 11 years after his conviction for lying to investigators and obstructing justice. Trump didn’t know Libby, so why do it now? To discuss the…

Jun 08

Ranking intel Democrat calls Comey words ‘disturbing’

By Associated Press

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia will emphasize at today's committee hearing that the American people need to realize that what happened was that a president asked an FBI director to drop an ongoing investigation into a former national security adviser.

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May 30

The complete Watergate timeline (it took longer than you realize)

By Daniel Bush

Critics have been quick to compare the controversy surrounding the White House and Russia to the Watergate scandal that forced President Richard Nixon to resign. But the Watergate drama took longer to unfold -- more than two years -- than…

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May 26

During Watergate, it was country first, party second. What about now?

By Daniel Bush

The Comey firing and Russia investigations form a case study of the massive shifts in U.S. politics and media since the early 1970s.

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Nov 01

Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator and actor, dies at 73

By News Desk

Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, as well as a film and television actor, died Sunday, his family said.

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Aug 08

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Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy

By PBS NewsHour

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, how Americans are grading President Obama’s foreign policy performance,…

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