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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/bill-clinton-george-hw-bushs-oval-office-note-to-me-revealed-the-heart-of-who-he-was/2018/12/01/e32966de-f56e-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 1 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/_Ge6wn6J7oCLtow7AuIsGOT5u5c=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/DK3RBLXVOEI6RAGQ67QZJDKV6Q.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/_Ge6wn6J7oCLtow7AuIsGOT5u5c=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/DK3RBLXVOEI6RAGQ67QZJDKV6Q.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/9DUtdZettwiKAQwvf0veVpRIYWI=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/DK3RBLXVOEI6RAGQ67QZJDKV6Q.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> Bill Clinton: George H.W. Bush’s Oval Office note to me revealed the heart of who he was </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> <li class="pm-content "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/stop-the-bidding-this-democratic-presidential-candidate-is-about-to-clear-the-field/2018/11/30/f7f31530-f4cc-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 2 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/o1ZslWnCHkCGiDrU4_tZZmNuz3U=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IDCAORXU4II6RAGQ67QZJDKV6Q.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/o1ZslWnCHkCGiDrU4_tZZmNuz3U=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IDCAORXU4II6RAGQ67QZJDKV6Q.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/DHnt7YqF5dW5WvRmtMdk7nZLoag=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IDCAORXU4II6RAGQ67QZJDKV6Q.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> Stop the bidding! This Democratic presidential candidate is about to clear the field. </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> <li class="pm-content "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/following-the-crumbs-through-trumps-labyrinth-of-deceit-and-betrayal/2018/11/30/611cb7f0-f4e6-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 3 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/_M0c9dFyMKM_xlu771T72TWujN4=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/THRIH6HU3QI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/_M0c9dFyMKM_xlu771T72TWujN4=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/THRIH6HU3QI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/mVhnnUcmQe1snutOePAOQXWnHFM=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/THRIH6HU3QI6RPDZNBQE5WEJSM.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> Following the crumbs through Trump’s labyrinth of deceit and betrayal </div> <div class="clear"></div> </a> </li> <li class="pm-content "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-hw-bushs-prudence-was-a-laugh-line-it-was-also-his-strength/2018/12/01/6440f81a-f52c-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop"> <div class="number left totalShown"> 4 </div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333im_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/yAFxThroW-CI5t-yu8Q6FsF7kHI=/1x1/www.washingtonpost.com/pb/resources/img/spacer.gif" data-hi-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/-WqmPt5sbWAbu-QmyEhzGIlg5Ck=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WCIRJRCH7EI6RAECCBNEI3IZXA.jpg" data-low-res-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/-WqmPt5sbWAbu-QmyEhzGIlg5Ck=/60x60/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WCIRJRCH7EI6RAECCBNEI3IZXA.jpg" data-raw-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181201203333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/iKAdTl0-2J7R8X91xufy6EFXjFI=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WCIRJRCH7EI6RAECCBNEI3IZXA.jpg" data-threshold="60" class="unprocessed _1-to-1 placeholder photo right big-img"> <div class="headline "> <span class="transparency-label"> Opinion </span> The two-syllable word that summed up George H.W. 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