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Secret wars

June 24, 2003 Comparisons already have been floated between Vietnam's "quagmire" and the war on terrorism. That may be a bit premature, but if the adage about "history repeating itself" is true, historian John Prados' comments about the parallels between Vietnam and the current fight make for a relevant warning. One comparison Prados ...

In government we (sort of) trust

June 13, 2001 Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was executed Monday morning after a one-month delay prompted by the discovery that the FBI mishandled more than 4,400 documents related to his investigation and trial. Outrage over the lost documents produced little if any sympathy for McVeigh--certainly not enough to spare his life--but the ...

Transition veteran: It pays to plan ahead

December 5, 2000 In 1976, a certain Southern governor started planning a presidential transition before he had even secured his party's nomination. NationalJournal.com's Anne Wagner talked to Jack H. Watson Jr.--President Carter's transition head and later chief of staff--about the mistakes made, lessons learned and advice for the incoming administration. Q: I know ...