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R.W. Apple

• August 31 -- Apple Takes a Bite Out of the Swift Boat Veterans
Long-time campaign correspondent and former Times Washington bureau chief R.W. Apple interviews his old friend Sen. McCain and discusses the Swifties: "The advertisements questioning Mr. Kerry's war record, the work of a 527 group of Swift boat veterans, were largely financed, at least initially, by rich Texas Republicans, some with past links to Mr. Bush."

• June 11 -- Chewing Over the Reagan Legacy
R.W. Apple praises Reagan's tax-raising "pragmatism" while despairing of his "severe and continuing cutbacks in government services to the poor and vulnerable."

• December 10 -- "Insurgent" Dean Liberal or Not?
R.W. Apple returns to politics discussing the "insurgent" (not liberal) Howard Dean, and picks up where he left off by suggesting parallels between Iraq and Vietnam.

• April 21 -- Speak for Yourself, Johnny
“Nobody got it quite right,” begins R.W. “Johnny” Apple’s war wrap-up. And he should know.

• April 7 --  For the Times R.W. Apple, the Worm Turns -- Again
One day after saying things were going swimmingly for the allies, Times scribe R. W. Apple worries Saddam will escape and that the war will result in more terrorist attacks. Apple lets his speculations ride far ahead of the facts, just as he did during the Afghanistan “quagmire.”