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June 16, 2012 Politicians / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

On Sally Quinn, money, power, bipartisanship and my inner Veblen

Sally Quinn-bashers have once again been at work—ridiculing an essay headlined Sally Quinn announces the end of power in Washington.

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June 9, 2012 BRAC-133: The Quarter Pentagon / Politicians / Washington area life

Why I’ll vote for Shuttleworth, not Moran (updated)

Update #1: Ethics-challenged or not, Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia's Eighth District won reelection June 12. Scroll to the end

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May 2, 2012 Washington area life

‘Scandals’ and the Deep Throat fuss

The inspiration for The Solomon Scandals novel came in part from my real-life investigation of the late Sen. Abraham Ribicoff’s

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April 19, 2012 GSA / Politicians / Sen. Ribicoff / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

JFK’s murdered mistress: Insider’s book alleges CIA role

On CIA matters, The Solomon Scandals is fiction—not about what happened, but what could have happened. To this day we still don’t know the

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April 17, 2012 GSA / Media / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Beyond GSA ‘crats at play: Scrutinize office leasing

Tax dollars at work, GSA style Angry taxpayers are buzzing over the organizational “culture” at the General Services Administration, the

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October 29, 2011 Media / Washington area life

If WaPo wants Apple-slick X…

The Solomon Scandals site has just ditched an older, more cluttered look in favor of a sleek new one. You’ll

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October 21, 2011 Politicians / Washington area life

Threatened Virginia post office grossed $260K in a year

Updated October 24. See note at end. – D.R. A threatened post office near Sen. John McCain’s old prep school

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October 14, 2011 Politicians / Washington area life

Postal mystery near Sen. McCain’s old prep school

Update: A link to an official postal complaint form is at the end of this post, although it might be

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October 9, 2011 Washington area life

Montgomery County, Maryland, gives war a chance

The Montgomery County Council in suburban Washington killed a proposed resolution calling on the national government to throttle back defense

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