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The Solomon Scandals novel, politicians, the media, the Washington area, tech and other surrealism:

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June 2, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

Overview of ‘The Solomon Scandals’ novel—a trade paperback from Twilight Times Books

Ever wonder why our politicians, business leaders, and media figures so often disappoint us, and what happens after the scandals?

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June 1, 2011 Truman dog quote

Truman and the ‘Get a dog’ quote—or nonquote

Did Harry Truman really say, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog”? Or maybe “buy a dog”?

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May 22, 2011 Politicians

Well-stocked national digital library systems, please, Mr. Clinton—not a ‘Ministry of Truth’ or other police agency

Scam artists and worse infest the Internet. But the Net also brims with honest expressions of political opinion. Yes, I

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May 16, 2011 Media / Publicity

‘Tabloid City’ vs. ‘The Solomon Scandals’: A quick, friendly comparison between Pete Hamill’s newspaper novel and mine

Pete Hamill is out with Tabloid City, a New York newspaper novel commanding its share of pixels, column inches and

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May 9, 2011 Media / Politicians

‘Hillary Clinton deemed too sexy for Jewish newspaper’—so it zaps her from White House photo

Actually, any woman would have been too sexy in this case. In line with its no-females-in-photos rule, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish

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May 3, 2011 Media / Politicians / Skyline Plaza / Washington area life

E-trends and other fun for book people to mull over: A mix of reckless and not-so-reckless predictions

Note: This is an expanded version of my talk to the Washington Biography Group on Monday at Washington International School.

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May 2, 2011 Politicians / Uncategorized

Osama bin Laden’s death is a military triumph, all right—but how secure are we if dumbed-down U.S. high school students think ‘Al’ Qaeda is a person?

Almost to the day, 66 years ago, on April 28, 1045, Mussolini’s enemies shot him and kicked and spat on

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April 25, 2011 Media / The Solomon Scandals

Writer’s tiny N.Y.C. apartment: Comfy or scary? I say it’s a mix. Time for Felice Cohen to try e-books as a space-saver?

";” alt=””> Felice Cohen is happy here. I’m not sure if I’d be, although I envy her ability as an

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April 25, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

PressJack gives ‘Solomon Scandals’ blog a Flipboard magazine-style look in your browser: No iPad needed

Check out the resultant experience for yourself. More info on PressJack is here and here, and, yes, it will also

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