Washington Post Editor Leonard Downie Jr. Stepping Down
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
... of journalistic challenges. In 1992 he delayed until after the election a report on then-senator Bob Packwood (R-Ore.) making unwanted sexual advances toward 10 female employees and lobbyists, drawing criticism despite his insistence that the story had not been ready earlier. In 1994 he delayed publication of a story on Paula Jones's sexual allegations against President Bill Clinton until...
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