Bob Woodward doesn't have to be near the dying or dead to communicate with them. Just like him telling us what Condi had to say when she was alone.
On another front, Chirac just named de Villepin Prime Minster of France!
He's clairvoyent, a real minder, Grampa. Well, that and his two familiar spirits, the two unnameable but eyewitness sources that verify every thing he writes.
In his books, he can tell you what everyone in a room is thinking, even if all the people involved swear that Woodward is totally wrong. That includes people like David and Julie Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, William Safire, Henry Kissinger, etc.