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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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January 3, 2010 Building collapses / Charles Smith / Politicians / Sen. Ribicoff / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Robert H. Smith death editorial—and the need for the Washington Post to tell the whole story

Robert H. Smith, philanthropist and Crystal City developer, gets another paean today from the Washington Post—this time an editorial, which

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June 4, 2009 Media / Politicians / Sen. Ribicoff / The Solomon Scandals

The Jonathan Stone-David Rothman Q. & A.

Jonathan Stone, the reporter in The Solomon Scandals, grilled me for this Q. & A.—uncut. STONE: Why’s Scandals copyrighted in

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December 20, 2008 Politicians

Two Chicagoans: President Bullard vis-a-vis Obama

Both are self-made men from Chicago—intellectual politicians with law degrees. And like me, both are on the liberal side. No

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November 29, 2008 Uncategorized

The ACTUAL Telegram?

A friend and I had just seen a movie with a soft-spoken and obscenity-free editor, a balding Boy Scout of

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November 29, 2008 Charles Smith

Solomon for real?

Sy Solomon, the real estate millionaire in The Solomon Scandals, never existed. Like many of the characters in my novel,

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November 29, 2008 Sen. Ribicoff

Sen. Ribicoff’s spooky investment

Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, the late Connecticut senator who also served in President John F. Kennedy’s cabinet, secretly held a $20,000

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