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December 8, 2016 Politicians

Q & A with James Fallows on Trump and Pence

Think Donald Trump will give us many positive surprises in the near term? Dream on. His EPA nominee hates the agency’s mission. Among at

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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 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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December 6, 2010 Politicians / The Solomon Scandals

Leonardo DiCaprio may convert to Judaism: Five reasons for President Obama to do likewise (satire alert)

Groucho Marx once said any club that would admit him wasn’t worth joining. Marx was Jewish, of course, as am

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June 15, 2010 Media / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Truman dog quote

About Helen Thomas: Oy! But keep her name on the SPJ journalism award

I know—I’m a few days behind on the Helen Thomas controversy—but I wanted to reflect. This was a little close

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March 1, 2010 Media / Publicity / Washington area life

‘White House Girlz of DC’? ‘Sorority putsch’ against Social Secretary Desiree Rodgers?

The Georgetown Dish has the details about the women of 3303 Water St., N.W. Once again Life catches up with

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