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Presents several news briefs on politics in the United States. Quote from Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert on the pilfering of classified documents by former security adviser Sandy Berger; Criticism of the title of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's new book, "Why Lincoln Matters: Today More Than Ever."

Observes the removal of classified documents from the National Archives allegedly committed by Sandy Berger, a former security adviser to President Bill Clinton. Analysis of theories as to why the documents were removed; Suspicion as to whether he took them inadvertently; Questionable timing of the story being leaked immediately before the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.

Discusses the scandal in which Sandy Berger, a political adviser to Senator John Kerry, allegedly removed highly classified documents related to terrorism. How the documents detailed President Bill Clinton's handling of al Qaeda plots; The role of an observer who allegedly saw a piece of paper near Berger's ankle, suggesting that his clothes were full of papers; Discrepancy of whether it could have been a white sock; Bias of the New York Times in failing to accurately report the incident.