Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.

Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.

I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.

Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.

The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg.

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

It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.