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That's easy to say in retrospect, acknowledges Jack Shafer before giving some tips on how to avoid getting swindled by sources. Two of them: "Always ask, 'Why now?'" and "Don't trust documents, trust evidence." || The Smoking Gun's Bill Bastone: "I'm hoping [the Los Angeles Times is] going to do some kind of detailed after-action report because there are still very significant questions about how this happened." || Bob Steele: Some questions that might be asked in LAT's investigation. || More from Bill Wyman.