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Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public

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Year 2006 Edition year
Pages 215 Mid-length read
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Edition on file: 2006 • Simon & Schuster • 215 pages • ISBN 9780743267816.

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