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Trumping Woodward By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 29, 2006; 7:54 AM
Well, supersleuth Bob Woodward has himself been scooped.
Poised to unveil the contents of his new book on Sunday with a triple rollout--"60 Minutes" interview and excerpts in The Washington Post and Newsweek--Woodward woke up this morning to see the highlights splattered on the front page of the New York Times.
Is it weird for the Times to vacuum up the news from the latest blockbuster written by the assistant managing editor for its chief competitor? Sure. Is there anything untoward about it? Not at all. The Post has done the same thing to other publications and authors.
And how did the Times's David Sanger score the super-secret book, "State of Denial"? This is fiendishly clever: He bought one at retail price. (He doesn't say where or how.)
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