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I'm Dr. Vince Houghton, the Museum's historian and curator.

Every week, the museum brings you interesting conversations with authors,

scholars, and practitioners who live in the world of global espionage.

Join us as we take a closer look at the secret world of intelligence.

We are joined today by Ken Vogel, who is a chief investigative reporter for

Politico. He has covered politics and government at all levels, from small town

cop shops and school boards to state houses, Congress, and the presidential

campaign trail traveling during the 2008

race with the campaigns of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Joe Biden.

Before joining Politico prior to his 2007 launch, Ken reported for the News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington,

the Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., and the Journal

Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut.

He spent most of 2006 learning about the U.S. Congress from the inside,

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