Watergate rerun worth watching on Moyers essay
AP review notes Bill Moyers 1973 television special An Essay on Watergate remains timely as a reflection on political naivete and power. The piece recalls figures like Dean Ervin Magruder Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell and questions whether Watergate reveals a systemic attitude toward power.
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A retired world champion demonstrates a winning bridge line against three notrump, showing how to force the ninth trick by using diamonds after a spade lead and avoiding the top clubs. The article blends a solution with a chessboard of bidding and a cryptic puzzle.
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Parents Need Another Attorney DEAR ABBY letter
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Dear Abby readers weigh odd marriage licenses in Boulder
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