bob woodward of the "washington post" is perhaps the preeminent investigative journalist of our time, as well as a prolific best-selling author and editor. it was his reporting of the watergate scandal with carl bernstein that led to the resignation of president richard nixon in 1974, reporting that inspired a generation of american journalists. bill buzenberg is executive director of the center for public integrity, one of the most respected nonprofit investigative organizations in the nation. bill was formally at npr and american public media. so welcome to you both. >> thanks. >> let's start with the question at hand. just how serious is the crisis afflicting investigative journalism? bob? >> we're in a convulsion because the newspaper business specifically, but all media, i mean, to be candid, they aren't making money, and so the business model is dying or dead, and if we can't make money, no one's gonna pay our salary, no one is gonna have the courage to actually broadcast or report what we find out. so we can write letters, or we can go on the internet, but as this kind of colle

does the new--does the future of the "washington post" depend on some corollary to this? >> very good question, and the real answer is no one knows. certainly, i don't know. now i think this model is very good and important. at the same time, i think you have to go to 100,000 feet and look back at the system we have in this country, which is capitalism, and that entrepreneurs really make a difference. i mean, look at google, look at facebook, look at all of the new things the young kids came up with, and now they have all the money. the head of google, eric schmidt, is somebody i've known for a long time, and we've talked about--you know, i said, "it's gonna be on your tombstone--i destroyed newspapers," and that makes him uncomfortable. >> to which he said? >> to which he said, "well, no. maybe we can"--and i said, "well, no. you're taking all of our money." >> and giving people things for free. >> and he said, "it's not your money. it's our money now." >> to which you said? >> which is quite true, and so somebody is gonna--and this feeds in with this idea of crisis, whe

joining us once again is tracy grant of "washington post" kids post. >> this is so great. >> don't we love this every year? don't you love your job? >> i love my job. i have a great job. sometimes i get to test toys, sometimes i get to interview elmo. this is great. it's in sunday's kids post. these are all toys tested by kids. >> love it. >> and so you know you're getting something that it won't disappoint. >> that's right. >> so it's really, really helpful. >> what's our first one? >> the first is a game called goggle eyes. it's a play on pictionary. >> okay. i can't see anything anymore. >> what you have to do is draw a card. and this one says saturn. >> i can see that.

this story just broke on "the washington post" website. "the post" is reporting that one of the woman who accused herman cain of sexual harassment in the late 1990s wants to tell her side of the story and has called on the national restaurant association to lift its confidentially ban, according to her attorney. dana milbank, it's your paper, it's your story now. >> well, i'm pleased on behalf of my paper. herman cain said when he was at the press club yesterday that he would not call on the restaurant association to release those. this will obviously increase the pressure to do so. we have now a hearing that herman cain's wife is going to be out there, giving an interview of her own. so clearly, this will not be the last time this probably shows up on your show, chris. >> why do you think it's relevant that his wife has something to say, if it's a workplace issue. why is that relevant? dana? >> i mean, that's just going to be part of the defense here. he's had six or seven different lines of defense here, and he's going to keep using them

that was in "the washington post" this morning. in "politico" -- again, that is in "politico" this morning. this is also in "politico." tsa is 10 years old this year. back to your calls. vancouver, washington. thank you for holding. caller: how are you? bear with me a second. i walk into a locker room and i see a child being abused, i am going to snatch that child up and do of right thing. what is with these people that see these things and they don't immediately intervene? i don't understand it. you know, he goes and he says something because he is trying to help the school-it. this is wrong. people need, when they see a child being abused, and use nacke to the child away from the abuser. period. host: immigration hawk ousted. in "the new york times" this morning. the next call comes from ephrata, pennsylvania. whyer: i don't know everyone is so surprised. people in america vote for same- sex marriage, even let them adopt their behavior is in the military. it just keeps spreading. the morals are shot in this country. so, why should

"washington post" is reported president obama has collected more money from wall street, $15.6 million than all the republican candidates combined. these numbers come as president obama is attempting to connect with working class americans hardest hit by financial crisis. for the latest "washington post" abc poll finds 61% of americans disapprove of the way president obama is handling the economy. only 13% of americans say they're better off today than they were before president obama took office. 52% say they're about the same. in washington democrats an republicans attempting to hammer out a deal that would create more jobs and stimulate the economy as the anti-wall street sentiment spreads across the country. yesterday house speaker john boehner taking issue with the president's criticism of wall street and indicating his relationship with the commander in chief has chilled of late. >> i understand people's frustrations. i understand their concerns. i frankly understand we have differences in america. we are not going to engage in class warfare. the president is out there doing it e

if the reporter of the "washington post" said this about president obama, he would be fired. this is "business as usual," but the public is seeing through this. i agree with the last guess saying what is none about gingrich is known. and what they will do is they will try to make rubber bounce. i don't know it will have an impact because people are just sick and tired of these two face journeyists who are nothing but character assassins. >>neil: if you could just let us know how you feel it would help me out the i noticed in this case, looking at gingrich, we and those who follow this know about the allegations, and the relationships and everything else, and i don't think it is that well-known in the general public. it is out there and innuendoes but a lot of it way overstates some of the alleged we we romances and the like but having said that, do you think this will the way they operate? tearing down. we have had this theory on the candidates, they rise, knock them down and make them all look ridiculous. >>guest: this could dispell myths about gingrich, and everyone has hea

host: two stories in "the washington post" related to the military.st, an investigation into what's happening at dover air force base with the remains of service people. the air force told to review were sure reactions. "the testimony said, if you look how it is handled routinely in civilian life, there are procedures exactly that way." below that, on fort hood. host: we are talking about whether or not -- is america's military the forgotten 1%? if so, are the consequences to that? don is a democrat. caller: good morning. o sure "forgotten" is the right turn. i think the military gets more respect than in the 1970's, when i was overseas. the respect rainout is a lot better, but there are some consequences to the 1%. ironically, chris matthews' book kind of identifies some of its. once you're in the military, you get this sense of working together for something bigger than yourself, which relates back to civic duty back here. the greatest generation, which was at 10%, according to your statistics, came back and build highways and roads, and came back a

consider the story of how she met catherine graham, owner of the washington post, in an elevator. the specifics vary depending on who is telling the story, some have the two women going up, others have them going down. but one thing is certain, it was an elevator pitch before that were elevator pitches. >> pamela is 24-7, always an her game. and an example, one day coming back from her brisk walk one morning, she quickly got in the elevator and may have been still on her phone, quite possible, and there was a very properly dressed woman on the elevator. >> and we got to the lobby, pamela said you look so familiar to me, but i can't place you, but my name is pamela newman. >> and this lovely woman said, i'm catherine graham, nice to meet you. >> only pamela could do this. pamela said, i've always wanted to get into the washington post, but i've never been able to get an appointment. >> and pamela said, may i follow up with you today, mrs. graham? and she so politely said, please do, pamela. and that was probably 15, 16 years ago, and the washington post is still a client today. >>

washington post and new york times say she wants to come forward with other cain accusers, including bialik. >> i know the truth he is not telling it. >> as for cain problems keep mounting. >> he tried to put an issue to bed he failed it didn't happen he raised many more questions than answers. >> there are questions about cain's accusers the cain campaign points out bialik has had a number of financial problems and bankruptcies suggesting a financial motive and they report that the other woman later filed a work place complaint with ins, according to a supervisor a coworker forwarded an e-mail, comparing computers to men and women because she had been denied frequent requests to work from home. >>> cain may have to address all this again today he and fellow republican contenders will square off in a debate in michigan. >>> cain won't be the only target of tonight's debate the backdrop, rapid foreclosures, high unemployment and volatile auto industry, candidates will gather outside detroit at oakland university, mitt romney, cain and other rivals will have to explain their opposition

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going back to the story in the "washington post."his year, it is very different from past campaigns because of the roles that the debate has shaped in -- played in shaping go mood of the electorate. a couple of e-mails. from: the of kentucky. da of kentucky. journal@c-span.org is how you can send us an e-mail. nexus of your joining us watching satellite in ghana, africa. go ahead, please. you are on the air, please go ahead. caller: thank you very much for putting me on line. [unintelligible] a lot like to encourage herman cain. i would like to keep him going on. the role of africa right now, we are firmly behind herman cain. thank you very much. host: thank you for watching us from ghana. the democrats' line. good morning, donald. caller i am a die-hard democrat. and i disagree completely with everything that they said. to me, it sounded callous and insensitive to the needs of the american people. but in a strange way, cain is very likeable because of his sense of humor, probably. he reminds me of the old man gets out of my grandfat

the washington post quoting the lawyer as saying this woman is upset.zations were staking out her home outside of washington, d.c. give us your legal analysis of how this could unfold. could herman cain, for example ask the national restaurant association to release her of the confidentiality agreement? would that require the national restaurant association to do so? >> well, unfortunately there is a lot we don't know at this point. the confidentiality agreement is a contract. the only two parties to the contract are the woman in question, women plural and the national restaurant association. like any contract it could be modified with the permission of both parties. herman cain is apparently not a party to the contract. he could encourage the national restaurant association to release the confidentiality order. first of all i think someone in short order will ask herman cain or should ask whether he would agree to that. the national restaurant association will have to make up their mind. presumably this woman wants to come out and speak so she'd certai

the washington post is the government plans decide whether to dismiss from work.kers will be told to head put.or stay >>> moving on to the trial of michael jackson's doctor. closing arguments are set for today. he has pleaded not guilty to giving the pop star a fatal dose of propofol. he could face time behind bars his license.of >>> witnesses say the driver was frustrated by the protesters and tried to drive through them. have non life-o threatening injuries. it took hours after the shutdown port. >>> hundreds of registered nurses and other activists are to join protesters for rally outside the white house a march to the treasury department. they want the obama help spurtion to economic growth. a man suspected of killing his estranged wife and stepson is back in montgomery county. curtis lopez was transported from north carolina yesterday. is charged with the first murder of jane who was found dead last month after her william was reported missing. his remains were found days later. >>> a job fair in arlington today. is from 10:30 until 2:00 this afternoon. it is

host: there is a speech today in "the washington post." companies like groupon offer black friday and cyber monday sales. you omamay buy something for $25 that has a $50 value. guest: the shopper gets plenty of gift to go around. some of the other retailers are mimicking this. safeway has daily deals on different food products. the success of groupon has influenced the way retailers are offering their deals on line as well. host: marty is next and plans to spend more. caller: i think christmas is for the kids. i remember growing up, we would always look forward to it. i want to pass that down to my children. you're one of my favorite hostesses. host: people are saying we will spend the same or less. marty was in the minority. guest: they may end up spending more than they had planned. host: don plans to spend the same. caller: good morning. happy thanksgiving. i will spend about the same. i found out that moderation is kind of a key factor, with everything -- spending, economics. sometimes we spend a little ittle less. a l host: if don and

run the country or in washington for a meeting, and there were invited here, invited to the "washington postfor reception. i was asked to deliver a few remarks at this reception, kind of a drive by greeting, five minutes, hello, how are you, welcome to washington. you can guess the charlie outside. see you later. so i went downstairs to our auditorium and a spoke with this group for a while. i started getting into this question of diversity in the black community and within when we talk about black america we were talking about reality. and the response was incredible. this five manager by turned into an hour in which was more of them talking to me than me talking to them. people said, you know, it's really true. you know, there is this group in the middle class is doing well, but there is also this group that is not doing well. somebody pipes up, what about the immigrants, like immigrants. it was just a really energizing and in some ways validating dialogue. maybe think will, there is something here. so assertedly research, started looking at census data, marketing studies coming academic p

mitt romney has a serious problem that risk market cap could very well in "the washington post close -- that ruth marcus captured very well in "the washgton post," his flip-floping rate he's a serial flip-flopper. >> he is aonsistent flip- flopper. >> i thought he had a good debate performance. >> he has had every time. >>>> interesting election results around the country. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation every solution comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. o0 c1 >> he is clear that people o spoken, and my vieww is that when peop speak in a campai like this referendum, you have to listen whenn you are a public servant. >> that is ohio gov. john kasich after voters repealed a collective bargaing law affected police, teachers, firefighters. are there all heigh -- were there in ohio. >> is was a real overreached d by including teachers, fifirefighters, police putting a new face of organized labor in ohio. the request and is not

interestingly in the same poll, just a month ago, "washington post"/abc poll.st important to your vote. candidate who agrees with you on the issues or a candidate most likely to win? there you see 73%. 20/. a bit of a mixed message there. >> that 20% will grow as the election day approaches and people have to decide whether they want to take a risk. michelle bachmann is the one who put it best. we don't have to settle this time. meaning, we can go for ideological purity. we don't have to settle for a romney. the obvious implications. she also said in the debate outcome of this election is baked in cake. obama is one-term president. that is unwarranted. obama could win the election. to assume it's a lost election of course you want the ideological, congenial candidate. if you don't assume that, and you shouldn't, you want to think about as conservative and republican what is the cost of making miscalculation? having a second obama term? >> bret: but there still is in every poll you look at, vulnerability about governor romney. conservative side in particular. wa

on the question of a potential motive here, one anonymous federal official is telling the "washington post the suspect, quote, hates the president, hates washington, he hates society. that is all we know at this point and what we've got from the "washington post" on motive there is obviously anonymous hearsay. this is obviously a troubling story. we will let you know if and when we learn more. >>> today was moving day at the sanitation garage on 57th street in midtown, manhattan, where the occupy wall street protesters' stuff was taken when new york city mayor michael bloomberg sense in the police to evict the protesters in the middle of the night on monday. so today, moving day at the sanitation department. the occupy wall street library folks expecting to have lots of stuff to move, lots of stuff to pick up from there. they did their own version of the phone call you make to your buddies who are good at lifting heavy boxes and have a pickup truck. a handy map guided volunteers to the sanitation garage to go pick up the library and included a list of what they thought they would need to m

the jets and washington. is posting a warning to his club. >> it is one game.e have a lot of games left. do not get too excited about win. we have to be consistently good all the time. >> the redskins were back on the today after a much-needed day off. still nursing a sprained ankle. the attention getter was santana moss, back on the field for the bone time since he broke a in his hand. he will play against seattle on sunday. it gives rex grossman and other on the field.t >> anytime you have a guy with caliber coming back, it is a huge boost. he can do things that not very people in the nfl can do. the best game of the weekend be the sentences of 49 years and though the ravens. john harbaugh and jim harbaugh. >> coaches have the most jim and i.on you got a feeling for how much it mattered. you learned the values of the game. it is important. it is one thing to be a fan. but it is family, it is a little bit more. footballarbaugh, great coach. hoyas are playing their final game. are on the court right now memphis. .nce again, jason clark 10 points in the first 10

from the front page of "the washington post." oftograph of the co-chaire the committee. patty murray. she says i will keep working every day until we get there. the washington democrat went on to say -- she returned to office after issuing a statement. some on the panel, including senator pat toomey from pennsylvania, tweetec this message. "usa today" has this editorial. from inside "usa today." joe is joining us from des moines, iowa. good morning. caller: it is a terrible shame. in 2011, going into the election of 2012, that we have a situation going on. we are a lot smarter than this. i can't even believe this stuff is going on. as far as grid lock. the republicans are locked into grover norquist and the tea party. they are on the side of the money because they are always talking about taxes, which is money. and the democrats which is on the side of the people, which is also security and medicare and medicaid. host: democratic leader in the house of representatives tweet ed this message. the caller refering to grover norquist was featured on "60 minutes." we will talk

in 2008, he was riding in "the washington post"dvice f republblicans to go after democrats because of their relationshipip with freie mac demanding they return contributions from frereddie mac saying t that those o had helped freddie ought to go to jail -- democratic officeholders. at the same time, he is cashing checks and walking away with the mone where is the consistcy in this man? >> herman in was doing well despite allegations of sexual harassment then came an interview withthe milwaukee sentinel" and questions about libya which seemed to be wilder him to mr. cain seems to feel that interviews with newspapers art toxic, so this week he stiffed the manchester "union leader." it is s like somebody in the college of cardinals sffing the pope. it just isn't done. >> the manchester "union leader" can completete the breayou still, i believe. i think it is still come in an election year, can break a candidate. >> an enormously influentialal paper, especially in the republican primary. itits imprimatur or opposition can be dispositive. >> but look, it is not ing to make any difference.

," the famed "washington post," i must add.ilemann, sir, do you think we're going to have to settle in for a winter of discontent so bleak, so dark, so hopeless, that we must buy our gas before entering the desert from mr. newt gingrich? >> well, i think, chris, that there's been a quality of a carousel so far in this republican nomination fight. and we have seen candidates, like the horses on the carousel, they go up and come back down. newt gingrich had the benefit, in a way, of having his fall happen, you know, six months ago, or five months ago. and he's now positioned as, you know, if you think about the anti-romney vote, looking for a credible conservative, mitt romney -- or newt gingrich is certainly a conservative. how credible he is kind of remains to be seen. but i think a lot of people are going to look at him. he sounds like he's doing -- he's generating a positive response out on the hustings, especially in iowa. so i think he may have another moment in the sun, but the question is whether he then does the same thi

friday's "washington post," columnist eugene robinson writes about the inevitability of mitt romney, but then he goes on to say that it is hard to see how mitt romney can win it either. if not romney, who? >> mitt is the prohibitive favorite, but it will be a stumble between now and the coronation if there is a coronation. that is the wonderful thing, this is never a direct, linear experienced. don't count out the chubby fellow from georgia, the rehabilitated newt gingrich, carrying a bogus iq and other baggage. >> his numbers are coming up. >> never count out his ability to say something completely outrageous that will get him in terrible trouble. he is as likely as herman cain to do it. >> there is a story in "washington post" that describes a meeting mitt romney had when he was governor of massachusetts with pro-choice people -- "you need someone like me in washington. i can soften the the republican hard line on abortion, gay rights." >> it paints a picture of romney everyone is criticizing, who will tack whatever way he has to. that will not go away. it will intensify. >> romney

mitt romney has a serious problem that ruth marcus it captured very well in "the washington post" when when she talked about the flip- floping. he has a serial flip-flopper. >> he is a consistent flip- flopper. >> i thought he had a strong debate performance -- >> he has every time and he has gotten stronger every time. >> colby, you mentioned at the ruth marcus column and she mentions him telling an editorial board in new hampshire, "i am as consistent as humans can be." i don't know if you want to call attention to yourself -- >> having done that, she was able to document his inconsistencies on a series of issues. where does mitt romney stand on its core? he deflected the question in the debate the other day when he cited his longstanding marriage, his long standing commitment to his faith as examples of his consistency. >> let me play devil's advocate -- doe we admire a certain flexibility in our leaders, the ability to adapt and empathize -- >> when you acknowledge i was wrong, this is where i am and where i have changed. he is saying i have always been consistent on climate change

romney has a serious problem that ruth marcus captured very well in "the washington post" on friday, the flip-floping. he is a serial flip-flopper. >> he is consistent in the flip- floping. >> i thought he had a strong debate performance -- >> he had a strong debate performance every time and gets stronger every time. >> colby, you mentioned to you with markets column trade she quotes him addressing an editorial board saying, "i am as consistent as human beings can be." i don't know if you want to call attention to yourself -- >> having done that, she was able to document his inconsistencies on a series of issues, and they are not frivolous questions. where does mitt romney stand at his core on anything? he deflected a question at the debate the other day when he cited his longstanding marriage, his commitment to his fate, as if that is an example of his consistency. >> let me play devil's advocate -- don't we admire to some extent a certain flexibility in leaders? the ability to adapt and empathize? >> when he acknowledged "i was wrong, and this is how i changed." he does not do tha

bruce leshan reports on a brand- new, nationwide washington post survey taken after the scandal broke which still has cain neck in neck with mitt romney. >> i will never apologize for the greatness of the united states of america. [ cheers and applause >> reporter: herman cain basking in the adolattion of the g.o.p. faithful at the washington convention center. a homecoming of sorts. cain was once a hired speaker for the right wing group funded by the billionaire coke brothers. >> this may be a breaking news announcement for the media. i am the coke brothers brother from another mother. >> reporter: a new washington post poll suggests seven in ten republicans think the sexual harassment do not matter one wit when it comes to picking a presidential candidate. >> i think the allegations are absolutely frivolous. >> my opinions on herman cain have not changed one bit. >> i don't care. i like herman cain. i think he would make a wonderful president. >> show me the proof. where is the soiled dress? >> reporter: in d.c., bruce leshan, 9news now. >> now, at the request of a lawyer for one of

. >> it is just a damning indictment of the washington post to inability to govern this country -- washington's inability to govern this country. >> this week on "inside washington," the super committee flames out and the finger- pointing kicks in. >> there are too many republicans refusing to listen to the voices of reason. >> democrats have said we will not cut $1 more without raising taxes. >> in the nation's capital we celebrated thanksgiving with the 11 that republican debate. >> we need to keep afghanistan from becoming a launching point for terror. >> all hell is breaking loose in egypt. >> we just want our rights. >> the republican front-runner has advice for the occupy protesters. >> don't get a job right after you take a bath -- go get a job after you take a bath. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> full disclosure -- we are reporting this program today before thanksgiving. i have a feeling not going to miss much. first, the super committee bus. as "politico" sees it, the super committee never had a chance. it failed "because of an un tellable mix of d

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in the headline this morning from the "washington post." lori montgomery writes that the super committee is poised to a admit defeat as soon as monday and the unfinished business will set up a year-end battle on budget deficits. during three months of negotiations, the super committee has had to figure whether they will spend some of them as a broader plan to shave a minimum of $1.2 trillion over the next decade. -- with that background, we want to get your thoughts on this super committee. the words are "fading" and "sputtering." meanwhile, coming up on "newsmakers," oklahoma senator cockburn, who joined us on friday -- senator coburn, who joined this on friday. one of our questions was whether or not the finance committee work for not. here is a portion. >> was the super committee a mistake? >> it was washington kicking the can down the road. there is no such thing as a debt limit in the united states. there is no debt limit. the politicians will not make the cuts, kick the can down the road, and pass the debt limit. that is what american