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December 31, 2009 Charles Smith / The Solomon Scandals

Robert Smith’s death as the W. Post covered it: Nothing on Skyline or secret Ribicoff investment

How did the sprawling Crystal City complex, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, get its name? In the 1960s, developer

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September 26, 2009 Charles Smith / Media / Politicians / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

D.C.’s power lunchrooms: Then and now

The Solomon Scandals mentions the Sans Souci, where so many members of the D.C. elite plotted and dined. In real life

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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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