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And I've been incredibly lucky to have a long career in journalism that has given me a front-row seat to some of the most important moments in modern American political life.

I've been both a journalist and a politician, and I can tell you it is more fun to ask the questions than have to answer them.

When I was young, I flirted with the idea of a career in journalism on one hand and politics on the other.

I realise that, strutting around in power corridors for political coverage, a journalist becomes half a politician.

My journalist sensibilities have guided me toward the types of projects I've gone for, even though the projects have been fairly diverse. It always has to have that interesting to attract me, I think.

I think that having a job in journalism, despite all of the changes, is still a fantastic way to be - make a living observing your society and having a chance to use your voice.

I almost became a political journalist, having worked as a reporter at the time of Watergate. The proximity to those events motivated me, when I wound up doing philosophy, to try to use it to move the public debate.

I've worked as a diplomat before I became a politician.

There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.