the reporters

 

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        Back at the office,  Woodward went to the rear of the newsroom to call Deep Throat.   Bernstein wished he had a source like that.   The only source he knew who had such comprehensive knowledge in any field was Mike Schwering,  who owned the Georgetown Cycle Sport Shop.   

There was nothing about bikes--and,  more important, about bike thieves--that Schwering didn't know.   

Bernstein knew something about bike thieves:  the night of the Watergate indictments, somebody had stolen his 10-speed Raleigh from a parking garage.   

        That was the difference between him and Woodward.   Woodward went into a garage to find a source who could tell him what Nixon's men were up to.   Bernstein walked in to find an eight-pound  chain cut  neatly in two and his bike gone. 

        The tone of the conversation that Sunday afternoon was ominous.   When Deep Throat heard Woodward's voice there was a long pause.   This would have to be their last telephone conversation, he said flatly.   

Both the FBI and the White House were determined to learn how the Post was getting its information and to put a stop to it.   

       The situation was far more dangerous than Woodward realized.   The story about Mitchell's aides had infuriated the White House. 

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On YouTube, the video --

Taylor Swift - Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video)

--- uploader / channel:  Taylor Swift 

play and enjoy 

(I have discovered Taylor Swift's music and I'm liking it!  So many albums!   So many songs!)

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