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The Economic Crisis: Washington's Sad Triumph

As in the 1930s, D.C. will hold the nation's focus, and its power, for the next few years.

by Paul Starobin

Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009


For better or worse, Washington is in the saddle--astride a nation anxious about the economic wreckage and government policies that may have contributed to it. The character and mettle of the town's biggest brains are in for the challenge of a lifetime.

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