 We're the guardians of the people's right to know what their government is doing in their name with their money. We are the questioners, the contrarians, posing provocative queries so that government officials may be made to explain their views and defend their actions for posterity and for the whole free world to see. And as in the case of the women we've honored here tonight, we are a privileged few, uniquely positioned to bring public concerns directly to those who hold or seek power,