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James Stewart Discusses the Whitewater Scandal.

Journalist James Stewart. He won the George Polk award in 1988 and the Gerald Loeb awards in 1987 and 1988. He was the recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer prize for his articles in the Wall Street Journal on the 1987 stock market crash and the insider trading scandal. That same year he became the page one editor for The Wall Street Journal and held that position until November of 1992. Currently he is a contributor to The New York Magazine and an editor-at-large at SmartMoney magazine. He has a new book on the Whitewater scandal, "Blood Sport: The President and His Adversaries."

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Other segments from the episode on March 18, 1996

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 18, 1996: Interview with James Stewart; Review of the album "More than Mambo" and Bebo Valdez's and Marc Anthony's albums "Bebo Rides Again" and "Todo A Su Tiempo."

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