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They know the fine print! The Washington Post Co (NYSE: WPO) founded by Stilson Hutchins in 1877, publishes newspapers, principally the Washington Post, The Herald and about 40 other Maryland community newspapers. It has interests in TV broadcasting, cable, magazines, education and career development services. This $3.55 billion company is based in Washington, DC and employs about 16,400 people. It owns six TV stations, a regional cable system, and an educational services firm, Kaplan. In 2005 the company bought Slate, the online magazine, from Microsoft Corp.
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'Deep Throat' unveiled; Woodward offers perspective
- 2005-09-01
'Deep Throat' unveiled; Woodward offers perspective THE SECRET MAN: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat By Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster, 249 pages, $23When an inexperienced Washington Post reporter granted anonymity to a Federal Bureau of Investigation official 33 years ago in exchange for information about a scandal that became...
For tourists, Watergate still largely undercover
- 2005-06-10
WASHINGTON -- Three decades ago, recalls veteran Watergate Hotel doorman James Fullen, star-struck sightseers were willing to pay $10 for a matchbook emblazoned with the name that would become synonymous with the greatest scandal in American political history. But despite the frenzy surrounding last week's revelation that former FBI...
A deceiver and a liar — Nixon and Felt
- 2005-06-06
Now that the identity of Deep Throat had been revealed, the cable TV news show wanted to know what Americans thought about Mark Felt. Was the Washington Post's leading source in the investigation three decades ago that exposed the Watergate break-in coverup and brought about the fall of,...
Los motivos de "Garganta Profunda".
- 2005-06-05
Una vez revelada la identidad de Garganta Profunda, el misterioso informante de los periodistas Woodward y Bernstein que llevó a destapar en el Washington Post el escándalo de Watergate, aún quedan algunos misterios por aclarar. Especialmente aquellos relacionados con los motivos que tuvo Mark Felt, exsubdirector...
'Deep Throat' garners praise, ire
- 2005-06-02
WASHINGTON -- Hero or villain? For those who would judge former Deputy FBI Director Mark Felt, it's all in the eye of the beholder. Felt helped bring down a corrupt presidency, but he may have violated federal law himself in leaking government information. His revelation that...
'Deep Throat' underscores importance of anonymous sources: US press
- 2005-06-01
WASHINGTON AFP — US newspapers hailed the unmasking of "Deep Throat," the secret source who toppled the Nixon presidency, as a prime example of how whistle-blowers can check government abuse. "By leaking details of the FBI's probe into Watergate, he violated the bureau's standards and arguably the law. Yet...
Former FBI official was Watergate's 'Deep Throat': family
- 2005-05-31
WASHINGTON AFP — A retired FBI official, Mark Felt, was the "Deep Throat" source who leaked secrets to two Washington Post reporters about the Watergate scandal that brought down former president Richard Nixon, his family said . Felt's grandson, Nick Jones, made the claim in a statement read to...
Washington Post confirms FBI official was Deep Throat
- 2005-05-31
WASHINGTON AFP — The Washington Post confirmed former FBI number-two Mark Felt was the "Deep Throat" source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal of the 1970s and bring down President Richard Nixon. Bob Woodward, who with fellow Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein spearheaded the newspaper's Watergate coverage, said Felt...
'Deep Throat' emerges from Watergate shadows
- 2005-05-31
WASHINGTON AFP — Former FBI deputy director Mark Felt was revealed as "Deep Throat", the source of secret details on the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon in the 1970s. Felt's family and the Washington Post, which ran stories based on his information that shook the White...
Woodward and Bernstein confirm FBI official was "Deep Throat"
- 2005-05-31
WASHINGTON AFP — Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein confirmed former FBI number-two W. Mark Felt was the "Deep Throat" source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal and bring down President Richard Nixon. "W. Mark Felt was 'Deep Throat' and helped us immeasurably in our Watergate coverage,"...
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