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The REAL ANITA HILL

David Brock

An in-depth investigation into the Clarence Thomas hearings gives a clear picture of the sordid deals and backstage politics that marked the event, arguing that Anita Hill's testimony was a hoax concocted by Thomas's enemies.

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Lovett or Leave It

It was described as a serious work of investigative journalism by the Washington Post, and as carefully reasoned and powerful in its logic by the New York Times, but was later disavowed by the author, who called it a character assassination.

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The Washington Post praised it as a serious work of investigative journalism and the New York Times as carefully reasoned and powerful in its logic.

— Episode: Double Double, Brett's in Trouble

Episode: Double Double, Brett's in Trouble

It was described as a serious work of investigative journalism by the Washington Post, and as carefully reasoned and powerful in its logic by the New York Times, but was later disavowed by the author, who called it a character assassination.

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The Washington Post praised it as a serious work of investigative journalism and the New York Times as carefully reasoned and powerful in its logic.

Brocks now describes the book as a quote character assassination and has since disavowed its premise. He says he lied specifically to protect Clarence Thomas and said he did everything he could to quote ruin Anita Hill's credibility using quote virtually every derogatory and often contradictory allegation I had collected on Hill.

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