http://dir.salon.com/topics/watergate/?source=rss&aim=watergate en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/gop74/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/gop74/index.html?source=rss Not so long ago, members of Congress put the rule of law above partisan politics and loyalty to the White House. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/23/thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/23/thompson/index.html?source=rss In his Watergate memoir, the would-be president is remarkably honest about his conflict as a loyal Republican confronted with his president's perfidy. Imagine such a Republican today. By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/23/privilege/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/23/privilege/index.html?source=rss The president's order shielding Harriet Miers from charges of contempt may seem like a power grab, but it's not a new idea. Congress just needs new tools to fight back. By Allen Barra Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss Richard Nixon continues to fascinate and repel us. On the 35th anniversary of Watergate, is it time to stop kicking Dick around and reconsider his accomplishments? By Sidney Blumenthal Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge -- and stifle debate about it -- Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq. By Joe Conason Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/01/26/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/01/26/obama/index.html?source=rss The right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama, with its telltale twist of linking Hillary Clinton to the attack, is classic Watergate. By Sidney Blumenthal Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/03/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/03/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Ford's posthumous condemnation of the Iraq war shows that the struggle for the soul of the GOP begun in the Nixon years is as relevant now as ever. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Although ultimately an ineffective leader, Gerald Ford was the right person for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate crisis. By Sidney Blumenthal Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/12/01/woodward_clueless/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/12/01/woodward_clueless/index.html?source=rss What a shock it was to learn that the man who exposed the Watergate scandal had been keeping his own big secret. By Joe Conason Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/11/19/woodward/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/11/19/woodward/index.html?source=rss He was once a great journalist, but his obsession with "access" turned him into a palace courtier and shill for the GOP. By Kevin Zeese Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/15/case_for_bush_impeachment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/15/case_for_bush_impeachment/index.html?source=rss Scholars missed the point of the essay I wrote with Ralph Nader about the case for impeachment. By Sidney Blumenthal Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/06/09/felt_operation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/06/09/felt_operation/index.html?source=rss Mark Felt fought a covert battle against Nixon's plan to create an imperial presidency. But could he have prevailed against George W. Bush, who has created a kingdom beyond even Nixon's dreams? By John W. Dean Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/07/dean_on_deep_throat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/07/dean_on_deep_throat/index.html?source=rss The revelation of Deep Throat's identity has only created more mysteries. By Joe Conason Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/06/03/watergate_figures/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/06/03/watergate_figures/index.html?source=rss The revelations about Deep Throat aren't as noteworthy as the continuing audacity of the former president's apologists. Mark Follman Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/06/02/perspective/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/06/02/perspective/index.html?source=rss Leading media lights Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbaugh explain that Nixon's enemies were responsible for losing the Vietnam War, and for genocide in Cambodia. Compiled by Salon staff Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/01/DT_reax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/01/DT_reax/index.html?source=rss Daniel Ellsberg, Stanley Kutler, Sean Wilentz, Adrian Havill and David Daley weigh in on the end of the 30-year mystery. By Dennis Jett Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/11/08/scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/11/08/scandal/index.html?source=rss Yes, the devastation will be extreme. The good news? He'll sow his own destruction. By John D. Podesta and Judd C. Legum Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/03/22/secrecy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/03/22/secrecy/index.html?source=rss The closing of the American government. By Michelle Goldberg Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/10/03/ellsberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/10/03/ellsberg/index.html?source=rss The man who sparked Watergate, Daniel Ellsberg, has deja vu watching the Bush administration try to spin the Plame leak. By Stanley I. Kutler Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/09/30/kissinger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/09/30/kissinger/index.html?source=rss Heroic statesman or war criminal? America's most legendary living foreign-policy wonk takes another stab at molding his legacy. By Arianna Huffington Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/07/16/state_of_the_union/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/07/16/state_of_the_union/index.html?source=rss What price will President Bush have to pay for his 16-word scam? By Ken Hughes Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/07/01/debunking_throat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/07/01/debunking_throat/index.html?source=rss Could the famous anonymous source have scribbled on Bob Woodward's newspaper or received signals from his balcony? A historian walks a mile in Deep Throat's shoes to settle the debate. By Charles Taylor Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/06/17/reel_watergate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/06/17/reel_watergate/index.html?source=rss "All the President's Men" caught the moment in which America got wise to White House corruption -- but the more recent "Dick" captures the sheer exhilaration of unseating a president. By Scott Rosenberg Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/06/17/dean_qa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/06/17/dean_qa/index.html?source=rss John Dean, on a decades-long quest to identify history's most elusive news source, brings new evidence to the fore in his new book. By Bruce Shapiro Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/06/17/bush_watergate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/06/17/bush_watergate/index.html?source=rss The Bush administration rivals the Nixon White House when it comes to secrecy and unchecked power, with John Ashcroft as our modern-day John Mitchell.