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Last Checked Oct. 25, 2022

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Thu Sep 15 21:00:50 +0000 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@rickperlstein Or, it may be the only way of getting the information. I realize that reporters often go too far in withholding information for their books. But I also know that this is not always the case. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 15, 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Not knowing any of the details of this particular book, I do know that sometimes sources will only cooperate if they assured that the story will be recounted in a book rather than something more immediate. — PolitiTweet.org

Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein

...adding: elite political reporters style themselves the most ethical people on the planet, but it's always worth… https://t.co/YyoBVvY7aM

Posted Sept. 15, 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@rickperlstein I don't know Baker, so I have no idea of this particular case. I am just talking about the general (not always correct) assumption that all information in books is deliberately withheld. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 15, 2022

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