The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified.

Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.

The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified.

It was accountability that Nixon feared.

Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.

I think the problem in the Republican Party is really not money. I think they've got lots of it. I think it is theory of the case - why are we here, what is our message, how to connect to the real world.

Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.