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"There is so much lying to the press and so much frustration on the part of the press in verifying the truth in political reporting and war reporting. So I often turn to the sports page first. It's the only part of the paper you can believe. It's the one truth section of the daily press. You can't believe what comes out of the White House, Iraq or Afghanistan; everything is so spun and neutered and falsified. But in sports, you are getting pretty much the truth."

-- Gay Talese, in a Sports Illustrated interview.