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Access Holy Wood [5min]

The Washington saga that has gripped journalism watchers for many months has taken another unexpected turn. Seems that storied scribe Bob Woodward may have been the first journalist contacted by the notorious Valerie Plame leaker. And he kept mum until this week. Brooke Gladstone reflects on the transformation of Watergate Bob into White House Bob.
Read entire article at NPR "On the Media"