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9 Jun, 7 tweets, 4 min read
I joke that I belong to the Washington Post book of month club but lately it's been the book of week. Here are the great books I've read in recent weeks by @frankelglenn @ktumulty @JobyWarrick @michaeldobbs @blaineharden Film, politics, national security, history..take your pick
amazon.com/Shooting-Midni…
amazon.com/Triumph-Nancy-…
amazon.com/Red-Line-Unrav…
amazon.com/King-Richard-W…
amazon.com/Murder-Mission…
I also read recent books by non-Posties (such as Michael Lewis's The Premonition and Barry Meier's Spooked) but have a soft spot for promoting the terrific work of my current and former colleagues. It's a thrill to see their work on a large canvas.

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9 Jun
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21 May
This new complaint seeking an ethics investigation of McCarthy's housing arrangement with Frank Luntz draws heavily on information contained in three of our fact checks...
1. McCarthy's "room" that he rented was in a 7,000-square foot penthouse apartment. washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
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9 May
There are usually two sides to every story. My friend @emilymiller has written a remarkable account of her public “firing” at the FDA last year. It’s a story of spin and betrayal and offers real insight in how Washington works….
…Emily writes that she had nothing to do with FDA chief Stephen Hahn’s very public mistake at a White House news briefing, repeated by President Trump. But he needed a sacrificial lamb to distract from the PR disaster…
Yet even as she was being “fired” for PR reasons, Emily was asked to stay on as Hahn’s senior advisor. She had only been at the FDA for two weeks and had just moved back to Texas. Where could she go?…
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3 May
"We found that Warren’s relying on family lore rather than official documentation to make an ethnic claim raised serious concerns about Warren’s judgment." washingtonpost.com/news/fact-chec…
Biden"suddenly recalls being arrested in South Africa — and being thanked by Mandela for being arrested. There is no evidence for either claim; neither appears remotely credible." washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
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28 Apr
I sometimes joke that I am part of the @washingtonpost book of the month club but my colleagues are in overdrive. Arrived today, the latest @blaineharden opus! Looks amazing amazon.com/Murder-Mission…
I am right now in the middle of @ktumulty's fascinating and groundbreaking bio of Nancy Reagan. amazon.com/Triumph-Nancy-…
Before that book, I had just finished @frankelglenn's groundbreaking and beautifully-written account of the making of "Midnight Cowboy," the third in his series of movie westerns. amazon.com/Shooting-Midni…
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27 Apr
We've been comparing Biden (67 false or misleading claims) to Trump's first 100 days (511 claims.) But past is no prologue. In the last 100 days before the 2020 election, we counted 8,859 claims made by Trump. It was a wild ride.
Here's the Biden database -- which we do not plan to extend beyond 100 days. I have learned my lesson. washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…
“Learned my lesson” means that who knows what the next four years will bring. We have fact-checked Biden rigorously and will continue to do so. Trump at 500 claims/100 days was manageable; 8,000+ was not.
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