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July 18, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ movie on real estate hell: ‘Coffee’s for closers’ and ‘Only one thing counts in this life. Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.’

";” alt=””>   Not everyone in real estate or construction is Washington-smooth like Sy Solomon. Thanks to my friend Court

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July 16, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

Ah, yes! To the Flemish Cap, Speaker Boehner!

";” alt=””> Film as perfect budget-crisis metaphor? As generic rhetoric, some in Washington may talk of  a “perfect storm” of

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January 1, 2011 Politicians / Washington area life

E-books vs. movies and other streamed media: Which should be first priority at Library of Congress?

With so many local libraries facing cutbacks, the case for a well-stocked national digital library system grows stronger each day.

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April 13, 2010 Media

The original ‘Front Page’ newspaper movie: Free from the Internet Archive

Why wait for the original version of The Front Page to show up on The Tube? You can legally enjoy

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April 17, 2009 The Solomon Scandals

Last hurrah for newspaper movies? ‘State of Play’ opens this week

Well, for an opener, State of Play is a variant on His Girl Friday in a one way at least.

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