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POLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC ............... Book party for Ira Shapiro ....................
EMBASSY ROW diplomatic departures ELLE/Armani hosted private dinner........ Bob Woodruff Foundation Reception .............
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10th Anniversary of the Alliance Francaise Initiatives .
ELECTION WATCH Roland Flamini on Obama and Romney's foreign policy skirmishes ...................
SPECIAL REPORT POWER PROFILE IMF Managing Director (and our cover-woman) Christine Lagarde ............................
INSIDER'S GUIDE ..................................... POWER MORNING Top local coffee spots.. ...... POWER RIDE High-velocity luxury vehicles........ WHO'S NEXTThe New Republic's Eliza Gray.... SOCIAL CALENDAR ....................
Young Concert Artists Series................... Smithsonian Bicentennial Medal Awarded to Clint Eastwood........................
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WASHINGTON WOMEN Editorial Director Anne H. Kim takes a closer look at local women's rising influence ............................................................
Inova Benefit Gala .......................................... An Evening in Wonderland ............................... J Street National Gala Dinner ...........................
Fight for Children's School Night ........................ Friends of Choice in Urban Schools Welcome Reception for Joel Klein ..................................................... Cynthia Ryan's Black & White Ball ....................
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Zero Prostate Cancer Benefit ..............................
POWER DINING Restaurants where power plays and
Arena Stage's Golden Gala................................
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LIFESTYLES BRIGHT DAYS Pops of color brighten daywear ... TREND REPORT Summer heats up with coral... POWER WATCHES Wristwatches with timeless style.................................................................. Fashion Fights Poverty Runway Show and Fundraiser .................................................... Washington Humane Society's Fashion for Paws Runway Show and Cocktail Party Fundraiser .................... Tiffany & Co.'s Rubedo Metal Debut Reception .....
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HOME LIFE INSIDE HOMES Terry and Margaret Lenzner's Cleveland Park art-filled oasis ............................ RE NEWS Spring Sales Surge .......................... OPEN HOUSE Market Blooms .......................... MY WASHINGTON David Bradley weighs in on the best of Washington ...........................................
ON THE COVER Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (Photo by Yves Forestier, Courtesy of JBV News/ Polaris). Above, from top left to right: Simmons Lettre, Don Theism and Marcel Lettre at the Meridian Center for the annual FOCUS gala (Photo by Kyle Samperton); 2012 Power 100 couple Heather and Tony Podesta; Former President and Power 100 luminary, Bill Clinton (Photo by Tony Powell); The Lenzner Residence (Photo by Ken Wyner); Richard Kay, event chairman Chuck Kuhn and Jack Davies at Fight for Children's School Night (Photo by Tony Powell). Products: Top, Right: Miu Miu Vintage Matte Cat Eye Sunglasses ($280); Bloomingdales in Chevy Chase, www.bloomingdales.com. Bottom, Left: Tai Cubic Zirconia and Wood-beaded Bracelet ($170);Neiman Marcus at Mazza Gallerie, www.neimanmarcus.com.
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hat counts in Washington isn’t necessarily about “who you know” but “what you know about who you know.” Strategy, posturing and appearances all play major roles in wielding power on the local, national and global stage. Our attempt to define and demystify those on our “Power 100” list in the nation’s capital relates to decisions and choices these individuals make while impacting the worlds of electoral politics, business, media, defense, foreign policy and diplomacy. As Christine Lagarde, the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund (and our cover subject), is wont to say, “It’s a Washington moment; you have your work cut out for you.” Unquestionably, it’s a “lobbying year” as both parties gear up for what will assuredly be fierce campaigning to win control of the White House and Congress. Quite used to weathering political maelstroms, many of our “Power 100” are actively engaged in directing or contributing to the top “super” political action committees (“Super PACs”) that have changed the political landscape by virtue of their power to collect and spend unlimited funds on campaign messaging. Our power theme continues with a special feature on Washington’s growing female power club. As Washington Life’s Anne H. Kim reports, more women are running for high office and filling an ever-increasing number of top posts in all fields. We were also fortunate to be invited into the home of very private “eye” Terry Lenzner and his wife Margaret. As the former assistant chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee and a preeminent investigator, Terry Lenzner is accustomed to working with powerful people. He takes us on an exclusive and rare tour of his modern, artfilled home and shares a few sleuthing tidbits. We were also fortunate to share some downtime with an influ-
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ential media personality (and Power 100 notable) Atlantic Media Group’s David Bradley, who shares his favorite local spots and some insights on his work in this month’s “My Washington.” Our social coverage features many top events, most notably the Elle/Giorgio Armani dinner at Villa Firenze, the residence of the Italian ambassador, and the French ambassador’s celebration of the 10th anniversary of Alliance Francaise Educational Initiatives that have exposed more than 5,000 students in the District to French culture and language. We were happy to support the J Street National Gala Dinner and the welcome reception for Joel Klein at the Friends of Choice in Urban Schools. Sheila Johnson and William Newman also pulled off a splendid event that included a special performance by vocalist John Legend to benefit Inova Hospital’s efforts for children’s health care. May boasts a bounty of not-to-be-missed spectacular events. We’re especially looking forward to the May 4 Phillips Collection Gala that supports the gallery’s educational programs, Kennedy Center’s Spring Gala on May 8 honoring 16-time Grammy Awardwinning artist David Foster, and all the other top events on our calendar. We hope to see you there.
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Return to the Golden Age of Broadway with Arena Stage’s (1101 6th St. SW) run of “The Music Man.” Perfect for a family night out, the muchloved show tells the story of how music transforms a small town and a conman.The dynamic cast features Tony-nominee Kate Baldwin and Burke Moses as Howard Hill and is directed by the sure hand of Molly Smith and Parker Esse (who were integral to the success of Arena Stage’s run of “Oklahoma!”).The Meredith Wilson production runs through July 22. www. arenastage.com
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urrent affairs and humor collide with the Bards’ words at The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s (610
F St. NW) 10th annual performance of “Will on the Hill” on May 7. This year’s original play is “Speak the Speech, I Pray
You!,” written by Peter Byrne. Starring, Richard Schiff of “West Wing” fame, Tony-nominee Veanne Cox and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) as well as a host of cast members from both sides of the aisle, the production promises a side-splitting take on Shakespeare. Want a peek backstage? The theater is offering a pre-show reception and post-show dinner with the cast for die-hard fans. All proceeds benefit the Shakespeare Theatre’s educational programs. www.shakespearetheatre.org
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MUSEUM MUST-DO It’s your last chance to see “Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (8th and F Sts. NW) which closes May 20. Best known for her portraits, Leibovitz displays another side of her oeuvere in this 64-photo exhibit featuring landscapes, such as Niagara Falls, and interiors linked to such historical figures as Thomas Jefferson, Emily Dickinson, Georgia O’Keefe and Abraham Lincoln.The presentation coincides with the release of her book,“Pilgrimage” and will embark on a national tour this month. americanart.si.edu
by the numbers Recently opened Rasika West End (1177 22nd St. NW ) is the 8th restaurant by Ashok Bajaj in Washington since 1989. Grab a table in the main dining room (which seats 140 guests) or opt for a more private dinner at the 6-person Chef ’s Table. The modern Indian cuisine pairs famously with one of 140 select wines.
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It’s the year of the Brit as the Olympics, the Queen’s Jubilee and royal couple William and Kate steal headlines across the globe. Now modern-day dandies can aspire to a British-tailored look from noted Jermyn Street shirtmaker Charles Tyrwhitt.The shop opened its doors (1000 Connecticut Ave. NW) last month, its second U.S. outpost after New York. From handmade ties, to brass-collar stiffeners, the shop promises a smart look for men who take their suits seriously. www.ctshirts.com
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Named the Best Brew of 2012 by corporate coffee aficionado Krups, M.E. Swings has long been a District favorite. Swings started out as a coffee roaster in 1916 at the “Mesco building” on E Street NW. Now, with roasting operations located in Alexandria, the tradition of high-quality coffee continues at the 17th and G St. NW café, where the White House crowd is known to enjoy a quick drip fix or leisurely latte. Current owner Mark Wurmuth came on board seven years ago and has maintained the old-school vibe, keeping many fixtures from the ’30s and ’40s. Swings keeps things green and fair trade/organic (FTO), sourcing and roasting coffee beans from small farms and offering burlap bags for composting. Too busy for the morning rush? We suggest picking up a bag of the famed Mesco blend, the coffee roaster’s bestselling brew dating back to 1918. www.swingscoffee.com
QUALIA COFFEE PEREGRINE GEORGIA AVENUE NW ESPRESSO Since opening in 2009, this Petworth mainstay has become a reliable spot for coffee lovers who appreciate an abundance of brews. After all, they offer 12 varieties — more than latteheavy menu at other cafes. Home to Fresh-Off-the-Roast, the company also prides itself on composting 90 percent of its grounds and offering beans roasted daily for fresh flavor. Want more info on your brew? Just ask owner Joel Finklestein or one of the six baristas for the story behind your cup, as all coffees are hand selected and taste-tested. Don’t let the rich flavor and “coffee-geek” vibe fool you. Qualia is a casual setting for relaxing over a mug, but only if you can find a seat! www. qualiacoffee.com
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE TH STREET NW With two locations on the District coffee scene, Peregrine Espresso is a dream realized for owner Ryan Jenson, who, while working as a barista in high school, dreamed of opening his own shop. Peregrine sources all beans from Counter Culture and offers a clean, bright space (one outpost is located steps away from Eastern Market) where caffeine junkies can enjoy fair trade, organic beans. The 4-year-old café also notably uses wind power, local-grass-fed milk and in-house composting. The 22-person staff includes South East Regional Barista awardwinner, Lindsey Kiser. www.peregrineespresso.com
CHADO TEA ROOM L STREET NW SUITE If tea is your fuel of choice, there is plenty to drink where the Urasenke Foundation continues the time-honored tradition of the “Way of Tea.” The Chado, which played host to tea’s Grand
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Master Zabosai Soshitsu at its recent grand opening ceremony, operates on 400-year-old principles of harmony, respect, purity and tranquility. Curious about what happens
at an official Japanese tea ceremony? You are most welcome to schedule a gathering or demonstration through the Chado Urasenke Tankokai Washington, D.C. Association. www.tankokaidc.org
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Joan Hisaoka, founder and president of Hisaoka Public Relations, was 48 when she lost her battle with cancer on May 14, 2008. This Gala was created to honor Joan and her dream of assisting those living with cancer. Through the Gala, we will continue her unfinished work by supporting organizations who bring hope and healing to those faced with serious illness.
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Robert G. Hisaoka, Event Chair Executive Committee: James Abdo, Grace Bender, Katherine Bradley, Jack Davies, Fariba Jahanbani, David Joubran, Richard Kay, Mirella Levinas, Mark Lowham, Art Monk, Gary Nakamoto, Richard Patterson, Lauren Peterson Fellows, Robert Rosenthal, Steve Schram, Soroush Shehabi, Gabriela Smith, Eric Ziebold
• Four course menu with wine pairings prepared by CityZen with the James Beard Award winning chef Eric Ziebold. • 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction • 7:30 p.m. Dinner, Live Auction and Dancing • Black Tie For more information about the Fifth Annual Joan Hisaoka “Make a Difference Gala Benefiting “Life with Cancer,” The Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, The Brem Foundation, and sponsorship details, or to purchase tickets, please contact Vivian Thompson at 202-302-0053 or joansdifference@aol.com http://www.joanhisaokagala.org
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RUGGED YET REFINED 2012 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE Making its Washington debut at the British Ambassador's residence last fall, the Evoque is the smallest, lightest and most fuel-efficient Range Rover to date, seemingly without any compromise in character. The Evoque comes complete with all-weather, multiterrain capability and full-time intelligent all-wheel drive. The U.S. models are equipped with a 240-hp turbocharged, 4-cylinder engine and a 6-speed automatic transmission.
INCOMPARABLE ROLLS ROYCE 2012 PHANTOM With a current base price of $452,000, the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is one of the world’s most exclusive fourpassenger automobiles. The 2012 face of the British luxury brand is fresher and more modern but remains painstakingly customized, per RR aficionados' wishes, with hand-stitched interiors, increased rear space and heightened driving dynamics. The powertrain is just as powerful as before, with a 453-bhp 6.75-liter V-12 engine and 6-speed transmission found in current models.
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Eliza Gray, Reporter, The New Republic INTERVIEWED BY KEVIN CHAFFEE P H OTO BY L E N D E PA S
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WHY JOURNALISM? My dad was always talking to reporters and even though he wasn’t always treated well, he had a strong appreciation for what they did. Once, when he was speaking to my class at NCS about the three branches of government, he ended up talking about the press — the fourth estate — the whole time. I was impressed by that.
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A POLITICAL CAREER DIDN’T INTEREST YOU? I am not that bold a person. I didn’t want to work on Capitol Hill and be vying for power. HOW DID SOMEONE FROM A POLITICALLY CONSERVATIVE BACKGROUND END UP AT THE NEW REPUBLIC? The writing there is top notch, the best that is available in this
country today. The more conservative journals didn’t jump out at me. They put less effort into their reporting. DESCRIBE YOUR GENERAL BEAT I do long-form narratives, mostly about political figures — Gov. Susannah Martinez of New Mexico, whose name has been floated as a Republican vice presidential candidate; Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.); former presidential contender Herman Cain. I’ve also written about Rima Al-
Sabah, the wife of the ambassador of Kuwait, and Barry Landau, a con-man interested in the circles of power, and who has been accused of stealing valuable historical documents. WHAT HAS SURPRISED YOU ABOUT YOUR REPORTING SO FAR? Having a creditable source give me data that was totally untrue was a real eye-opener. I couldn’t believe someone would do that. Of course I will never trust them again.
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TRUST FOR THE NATIONAL MALL BENEFIT LUNCHEON Over 650 of Washington’s most influential civic and social leaders will gather for a formal luncheon in a vast tent to support the restoration and improvement of the National Mall. The National Mall; 11:30 a.m.; business attire, spring hats encouraged for the ladies; $500; contact Allison Signorelli, asignorelli@nationalmall.org
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THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION GALA This spectacular event features dining amid the Phillips’ priceless masterpieces and post-dinner dancing in the ballroom of the neighboring Anderson House. Proceeds support the gallery’s educational programs serving over 90,000 local children, teachers and families each year. The Phillips Collection; 6:30 p.m.; black-tie; individual tickets start at $1,000; contact Keith Costas, 202-387-2151 x267, kcostas@ phillipscollection.org
Roger and Vicki Sant with Stacy and Greg Lubar at 2011’s inaugural D.C. Region Teach for America Gala at the Mandarin Oriental. (Photo by Tony Powell)
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BALL ON THE MALL The best view in town, the most important parkland in the country and the nation’s leading young professionals are an integral part of this fun-filled annual event. The sponsoring L’Enfant Society raises awareness and funds for the restoration and improvement of the National Mall and supports efforts to make it the most majestic public space in the country. National Mall; 6 p.m.; black-tie; individual tickets start at $150; contact Allison Signorelli, asignorelli@nationalmall.org
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87tH ANNUAL VIRGINIA GOLD CUP The 87th running of the internationally renowned Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase is a must-attend on the Washington spring social calendar and brings together the horsey set and Inside-the-Beltway crowd for a day of food, fun and very preppy attire. Great Meadow in The Plains, Va.; 10 a.m. gates open; dandy attire encouraged; individual tickets start at $85; visit vagoldcup.com for more information at 2011’s Ball on Chip and Sally Akridge y Powell) Ton the Mall (Photo by
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KENNEDY CENTER’S SPRING GALA A cornerstone of the Washington spring social season, this year’s event honors 16-time Grammy Award-winning artist David Foster. After cocktails and dinner on the River Terrace, guests will proceed to the Concert Hall to enjoy performances by Grammynominated trumpeter Chris Botti, jazz singer Peter Cincotti, Grammy-nominated vocalist Jewel and multi-award-winner Barry Manilow. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; 6 p.m.; black-tie; tickets start at $1,000, sponsorship packages start at $5,000; contact 202-416-8338 or springgala@kennedy-center.org
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TEACH FOR AMERICA’S D C REGION GALA LEADERSHIP CHANGING LIVES Join Teach for America at its second annual D.C. Region gala to learn more about the incredible difference the group is making in U.S. public schools.This year’s event will honor The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, with special guests Secretary of Education Arne
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REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL’S RD ANNIVERSARY DINNER This A-List event for an important and worthy cause always draws a headturning crowd. Actor Matt Dillon will serve as master of ceremonies and honorees Lauren Bush, Colette Lespinasse, Rep. Chris Smith and Rep. Donald Payne are expected to attend. Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium; 6:15 p.m.; cocktail attire; individual tickets start at $400; contat Adelaide Belk, Adelaide@ refugeesinternational.org
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WOODROW WILSON HOUSE PERENNIAL GARDEN PARTY Step into spring with proper garden party attire at this annual festival celebrating all things floral. There is always fierce competition to win prizes for the best ladies’ and gentlemens’ hat. Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW; 6:30 p.m.; garden party attire; individual tickets start at $100; contact Sarah Andrews, sandrews@woodrowwilsonhouse.org
Chris and Kathleen Ma tthews with Mariela Tra ger and Wolf Blitzer at Refuge es International’s 32nd Annual Dinner. (Photo by Tony Powell)
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TH ANNUAL TUDOR PLACE SPRING GARDEN PARTY To mark its 20th anniversary, an especially lavish celebration is planned for this highlight of the spring social season. Austin H. Kiplinger will be honored at the annual event, which raises 20 percent of the yearly operating costs of the National Historic Landmark and its 5.5 acres of meticulously maintained gardens. Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW; 6 p.m.; garden party attire; individual tickets start at $150, sponsorship packages start at $3,000; contact www.tudorplace.org/ gardenparty2012.html
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Stephanie Ahr, Laura Ken nedy and Whitney Aronof f at 2011’s Ball on the Ma ll. (Photo by Tony Powell)
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TH VITAL VOICES ANNUAL GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS This inspirational event honors remarkable women leaders from around the world. The evening - attended each year by founder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encourages women to propel teh cause for peace and prosperity in their communities. Opera House,The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; cocktail attire; for information on sponroship contact Yaba Haffar, 202-446-0510, yabahaffar@viatlvoices.org
man at Maximo and Sedi Flügel Gala tion llec Co s 2011’s Phillip (Photo by Tony Powell)
SAVE THE DATE UPCOMING EVENTS
JUNE 8: PERFORMANCE OF ARENA STAGE’S ‘MUSIC MAN’ TO BENEFIT INNOCENTS AT RISK
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
D.C. Region Gala: Leadership Changing Lives Ritz-Carlton 1150 22nd St, NW Washington, D.C. Dinner and Program 7:30 p.m. Cocktails 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Attire
Dessert Reception 9:30 p.m. www.TeachForAmerica.org/DC-Region-Gala
Event Chairs
Honoring The Morris and Gwendolyn
Katherine and David Bradley Kristin Ehrgood Monica Moore Thompson and John Thompson III Christie and Jeff Weiss
Cafritz Foundation
Host Committee Judy Heisley Bishop Emily Bloomfield and Byron Auguste April and John Delaney Heidi and John Fahey Nancy and Ronald Fletcher Gregory Gingery Mary and Robert Haft Paula and Robert Hisaoka Cindy and Evan Jones Yolanda and Dale Jones Kay Kendall Judy and Peter Kovler Deborah M. Lehr Nick and Alyssa Lovegrove Connie and John McGuire Kim and Patrick Nettles Lynne and Greg O’Brien Stuart and Ginger Pape Sally Pingree Susanna and Jack Quinn Honorable Sven Erik Holmes and Lois Romano Joey and Stan Sloter Gabriella and Douglas Smith Liz Underhill Nina Zolt and Miles Gilburne
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Sigourney Weaver and Sen. Olympia Snowe at the White House Correspondents Dinner pre-dinner reception, held at the Washington Hilton. See Washington Life’s complete coverage of the White House Correspondent Dinner weekend events in our June 2012 issue. (Photo by Tony Powell)
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‘Speak Up!’ ‘BULLY’ documentary sounds a nationwide battle call to stop bullying of all kinds B Y J A N E T D O N O VA N
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Washington Post and MSNBC contributor, Jonathan Capehart.“This film,” Hirsch said,“is the culmination of a journey that took three years to make and to build this movement. I was bullied as a kid and felt I needed a film that gave a voice to this experience. The statistics are overwhelming: 13 million children in America experience bullying each year.” Controversy followed the film when the Motion Picture Association of America gave it an “R” rating based on its use of profanity. Hirsch challenged the ruling and went on to win the battle. “It was a huge blow to us,” he said. “This is really a film for America, a film for families, for teens, for educa-
tors. We fought it powerfully. So many voices were heard: 35 members of Congress, Justin Bieber, Meryl Streep, Chris Dodd, Ellen de Generes.” Eventually the MPAA gave it a “PG-13” rating in time for the national release. “Kids get bullied for a million different reasons,” Hirsch explained. “They get bullied because they’re different, they don’t fit in, they’re smart; it could be anything, their sexuality, their disabilities. There are just so many reasons, but it doesn’t matter, it’s not the victim’s fault.” The film’s biggest message, the mother of a bullied child said, is to tell people they’re not alone.
WE’RE NOT BROKE, or so they tell us. Karen Hayes is the co-director of the documentary film that explores how multibillion-dollar corporations are able to shi profits overseas and not pay any taxes to the U.S. government. It’s an abuse of power that affects our economy and all Americans across the country right now. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and was shown at a private screening in Washington, D.C. “This differs from other films that we have done,” Hayes says. “It is a whole new realm for us — the corporate tax policy and how corporations are legally able to take advantage of loopholes and end up not paying any taxes to the U.S.” The corporations are able to use accounting practices and use a thing called ‘transfer pricing’ to shi either patents or intellectual property or other things into subsidiaries. The U.S. corporate tax rate is 35%, but they’re able to make it so that their tax rate is zero percent. If that sounds complicated, it is. The questions the film goes on to propose are about why we are essentially subsidizing the corporations in our own country. “In our film,” Hayes says, “we present how the situation of what’s happening with corporate taxes affects small businesses, and every American in this country. The tax burden falls on the shoulders of the average American, while corporations take advantage by “using our legal system to protect their patents and copyrights.” Asked if there is any hope for a be er and brighter America, she said “the premise of our film is that we are not broke. The monies are out there if only there was the political will to collect it.” That, of course, takes us to Congress and we know where that story goes! “It’s a really challenging situation to be up against,” she concluded.
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A NOVEL AFFAIR: Tamera Luzzatto and her husband David Leiter, former chief of staff to both Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, respectively, opened their home to celebrate “The Last Great Senate” by Ira Shapiro. The book describes the Senate during the
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Women diplomats at Meridian House. First row from left: Ambassadors Shelia Siwela of Zambia, Mwanaidi Sinaire Maaja of Tanzania and Meta Shanon Figueres Boggs of Costa Rica with Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall. Second row: Amelia Matos Sumbana of Mozambique, Hunaina Al Mughairy of Oman, Maria de Fatima de Veiga of Cape Verde and Tebelelo Seretse of Botswana
Diplomatic Departures The envoy from Spain says ‘adios’ and Italy’s Claudio Bisogniero revisits ‘Smart Defense’ at NATO summit in Chicago BY ROLAND FLAMINI
CLOSING THE DIPLOMATIC GENDER GAP THIS OLD HOUSE Another departure is Spain’s “A guy goes out, a woman comes in. I love it!” Ambassador Jorge Dezcallar and his wife Teresa. declared U.S. Chief-of-Protocol Capricia Penavic The embassy staff’s farewell reception for the couple Marshall, commenting on the growing number inaugurated the former residence on 16th Street NW
of women ambassadors representing Washington’s foreign diplomatic missions. She was speaking at a Meridian House event honoring them on April 10. Ambassadors Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy of Oman, Muni Figueres of Costa Rica, Mwanaidi Maajar of Tanzania and Finland’s Ritva KoukkuRonde were among those present. The 18 women currently accredited to the U.S. government will be reduced by one in July when Renee Jones-Bos of the Netherlands leaves to take over as secretary general of the Netherlands ministry of foreign affairs, the top job in her profession. But that’s the ebb and flow of diplomatic life. A decade ago, there were maybe three or four women chiefs of mission.Today, it’s consistently double figures, and the trend is here to stay.
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in its new function as a center for Spanish cultural events. The neo-classical building familiar to many Washingtonians from receptions and dinners of yesteryear was originally built to serve as the vice president’s mansion, but Congress refused to approve the purchase. Instead, the Spanish government bought it in 1927 as both the ambassador’s residence and chancellery.To give it a Spanish flavor, its new occupants added an enclosed patio with a colonnaded fountain and tiles imported from Seville. But, recalls former Spanish ambassador Jaime de Ojeda, now retired and living in the Shenandoah Valley, the 16th Street neighborhood deteriorated, and successive ambassadors were often awakened at night by the music of gunfights in the street between rival drug gangs. So, Spain commissioned Pritzker
Prize-winning architect Rafael Moneo to design and build the new residence on Foxhall Road. DAY OF REMEMBRANCE April 25 is ANZAC Day in both Australia and New Zealand, commemorating the landing of troops from both countries at Gallipoli in the Turkish Dardanelles during World War I. All over the world,Australian and New Zealand communities gather to remember the fallen of their respective (and, in fact, quite separate) armed forces – surely the only instance of a joint commemoration worldwide by two sovereign states. The sound of the digeree doo echoed in Washington’s National Cathedral where ANZAC Day was marked by the traditional commemorative service. Then came a reception at the Australian Embassy. “To the best of my knowledge, the Australia-New Zealand relationship forged on the beaches of Gallipoli in 1915 is the most enduring and special relationship of any two countries bonded by the harsh realities of war,” observed New Zealand Embassy Military Attaché Lt. Col. Robert Gillard. WINDY SUMMIT For Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero the NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21 will be old home week. Before moving to Washington in February, he was deputy secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance. Among his many responsibilities was developing a key NATO program called Smart Defense to help member countries make the best use of their defense spending. “Smart Defense will be one of the ‘deliverables’ at the NATO summit,” the ambassador said. “The objective is for several countries to combine their resources on joint projects. It doesn’t make sense for each country to design its own tank. So, NATO leaders will hear several proposals for collaboration.” Meanwhile, Chicago is determined to get more than gridlock and the anticipated antiwar demonstrations out of the 28-nation summit. Last month, a group of leading citizens headed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s wife Amy Rule established a bridgehead at the NATO Alliance headquarters in Brussels to sell their city. In April, more than 600 NATO officials made a familiarization trip to the Windy City, famous for its architecture, beer, hospitality and night life. It’s a good thing U.S. Secret Service staffers are now required to take a vow of chastity.
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CLINT EASTWOOD HONORED National Museum of American History | PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON AWARD SEASON Film star and director Clint Eastwood, whose long association with Warner Bros. goes back 40 years, joined that company’s chairman & CEO Barry Meyer and National Museum of American History Interim Director Marc Pachter on the red carpet for the grand opening of the $5 million Warner Bros. Theater. Sen. Patrick Leahy presented Eastwood with the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for embodying the “American Experience” through film and music. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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EMBASSY ROW SCENE: Young Concert Artists celebrated more than two decades of support for emerging young musicians from around the world with dinner, silent and live auctions, and a concert by Eduardus Halim, one of Indonesia’s leading classical pianists. EXOTIC FARE: Padang-style salad, chicken satay, Rendang stew in coconut milk and salmon pepes were on the menu, courtesy of Indonesian Ambassador Dino Pa i Djalal and his wife Rosa, one of the diplomatic corps’ most a ractive and engaging couples.
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PARLEZ-VOUS FRANÇAIS: Co-chairmen and Alliance Française board members Evelyn DiBona, Nina Pillsbury and Marie Thérèse Royce gathered 60 cultural benefactors, arts patrons and educators at the Kalorama residence of French Amb. François Dela re and his wife Sophie L’Hélias-Dela re for an exclusive dinner benefiting the organization’s French culture and language programs. Musical entertainment during the cocktail hour was provided by Hot Club of DC. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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CAMPAIGN SKIRMISHING Foreign policy experts fire the first shots
Within days, Obama’s experts — mostly Democrats — answered IN 19TH CENTURY LAND BATTLES, THE OPENING SALVOES USUALLY came from swarms of infantry marksmen advancing ahead of the main with a fusillade of their own. Writing in Foreign Policy magazine, they body of troops. Their chief objective was to harass the enemy lines, for demanded that Romney stop telling lies about Obama’s national secuexample, by taking out the officers and sergeants so that the deployed rity and foreign policy. They said, “No president since Harry Truman troops would have no leaders. Mitt Romney, who speaks French, would has done more for Israel’s security than President Obama.” Obama, they probably call them voltigeurs. President Barack Obama, with his British wrote, had a clear-cut exit strategy in place for Afghanistan. They challenged Romney to say what he would do colonial connection, might refer to them as differently in Afghanistan, and against Iran. skirmishers, or riflemen. The exchange was a skirmish rather The British, incidentally, first adopted than any serious attempt to engage in a skirmishing tactics from the Americans debate on Obama’s foreign policy record. in the War of Independence. Rather than There was no mention of China or North stand in line and get shot at, the Americans national security team draws heavily Korea, or Brazil’s rapid emergence as an used every bit of available cover and picked on former members of the George economic and political powerhouse. The off the orderly but exposed British files at will. A quarter of a century or so later, the W. Bush administration, spearheaded Romney campaign’s intention was to show Obama as indecisive; in turn Obama’s British formed a rifle brigade wearing disby a platoon of neocons, among people painted Mitt Romney as a foreign tinctive green uniforms, which became them John Bolton, Eliot Cohen, famous for fighting the American way. Robert Kagan and Robert Joseph.” affairs neophyte bereft of original ideas and solid proposals. But that’s a digression. The point here Still, the two letters did serve a useful is that on March 28 — with the elecpurpose in listing as signatories the key tion battle lines now a virtual certainty — Romney’s foreign policy voltigeurs fired the first volleys of the presidential foreign policy advisors working for either side. Obama’s group included Michelle Flournoy, who recently left the campaign with an open letter to Obama in National Review magazine. They accused the president of “weakness and inconstancy.”They said he post of undersecretary of defense for policy to join the Obama camwas soft on Russia, inconsistent on Cuba, indecisive on Iran, wrong on paign; former NATO commander Gen. Wesley Clark; Richard Danzig, Afghanistan, unsupportive of Israel and too hasty in pulling out of Iraq. a one-time secretary of the Navy; and Jeffrey A. Bader, until recently
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Obama’s top advisor on China in the National Security Council. Two heavy hitters from Obama’s 2008 campaign — Anthony Lake, former national security advisor to Bill Clinton, and former Sen. Sam Nunn — are not on the list, and may not be providing input this time around, at least, not publicly. Others from that 2008 winning team such as Susan Rice and Denis McDonough (“Obama’s foreign policy guru,” according to the New York Times) are now in the administration. On the Republican side, one notably missing voice is that of Condoleezza Rice. There were reports that she was being considered as Romney’s possible running mate, but — for what it’s worth — she has been quoted as saying, “thanks, but no thanks.” Obama, of course, is running on his record. The general lines of his foreign and national security policy are unlikely to change significantly should he be re-elected for a second term. He is pragmatic (realistic?) about the limits of projecting American military power around the world, relying instead on — as he says — the “many tools, diplomatic and political and economic and financial and law enforcement, and our moral suasion.” Romney’s foreign and national security team draws heavily on former members of the George W. Bush administration, spearheaded by a platoon of neocons, among them the bristling John Bolton (former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations), and Eliot Cohen, Robert Kagan and Robert Joseph, all three founder members of the now-defunct advocacy group Project for the New American Century that was urging the removal of Saddam Hussein even before George W. Bush did. Also, Eric Edelman, national security adviser to Vice-President Dick Cheney; Dov Zakheim, the defense department’s money man under Defense
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Secretary Donald Rumsfeld; Meghan O’Sullivan, point person in the Bush White House on Afghanistan and Iraq; and Coffer Black, the CIA’s specialist in counter-terrorism in the Bush years and later an executive at Blackwater, the security company close to the Pentagon. To be fair, there is some balance in the Romney foreign policy attack — notably Paula Dobriansky, the soignée former undersecretary of state for democracy and global affairs in both Bush administrations and the “closer” on the U.S. side of the highly intricate Ireland peace negotiations that put an end to decades of sectarian strife. If Romney wins, she has the stature and maturity to be the administration’s voice of reason as secretary of state. Some feel that Romney has exhumed perhaps too many of the folks that brought you rendition, torture, the fiction of Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction and Francophobia. The sabers are rattling already. In April, Bolton told Greta Van Susteren in an interview that President Obama “specializes” in American weakness. Dov Zakheim’s recent blog that “Obama bashed the Chinese on trade, but said nary a word about their military buildup” raises and leaves unanswered some nagging questions. In the same blog Zakheim suggests that Obama’s planned build-up of forces in Asia and the Pacific is not enough. Enough for what, he leaves to the imagination. Even without considering Afghanistan, there is plenty of unfinished business around the globe for us to want yesterday’s cowboys — as they have collectively been called — to go beyond political rhetoric in spelling out how they would deal with today’s major challenges: Iran, North Korea, Syria, the threat of an Islamic takeover of the Arab Spring. Romney is not George W. Bush, but like Bush he has so far not shown himself a natural when it comes to foreign policy and national security issues either. Calling Russia “without question our number one geopolitical foe” isn’t very reassuring because it puts more weight on the advice he receives. The Romney camp made capital of Obama’s promise to outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev to be more flexible on the European anti-missile shield issue after he was safely back in the White House. That’s the kind of thing you say when you have to rely on Moscow’s continued cooperation to keep open the only reliable supply route to Afghanistan – and both leaders knew it. U.S. C-130s make some 200 flights a month across Russian air space carrying troops and military equipment to (and from) Afghanistan. Every day, Russian trains deliver non-military supplies from the Latvian port of Riga to the Afghan border where they are loaded onto trucks; there is no railroad in Afghanistan. Whether he wants to observe the 2014 deadline for withdrawing from Afghanistan, or reverse it and stay put in that benighted country, Romney would have no choice but to continue that reliance.
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nowledge is power. Influence is power. Access is power. The perception of this attribute is even quite powerful. It is the currency for those with an enhanced ability to manifest, motivate, listen and influence decisions. In this, Washington Life’s 7th annual Power Issue, we look at the many faces of power and its impact on the country. The major arc of this year’s Power 100 includes 80 political players — some of whom are enjoying the fruits of unlimited fundraising activities — while the remaining 20 are equal opportunity non-partisans and standout business leaders. As in past years, we continue the tradition of eliminating anyone drawing a government paycheck (as this is not intended to be a government directory), and we never assume that wealth necessarily begets power, as it ultimately depends on how one uses it. Those who wield the “power of the pen” with considerable influence include syndicated columnist George Will, Politico’s Mike Allen, The Wall Street Journal’s Gerald Sieb, AOL Huffington Post Media Group’s Arianna Huffington and Howard Fineman, The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein and CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. This is undeniably a “political year” — a point driven home by the appearance of more high-impact political players on this year’s list than usual. Notable on the right are Republicanled “Super PACs” such as American Crossroads, led by Karl
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Rove, Steven Law and Carl Forti, which currently has a 10-to1 money advantage over its Democratic rival Priorities USA Action headed by Bill Burton. Other new additions on the right include Prime Policy Group’s Charlie Black, Republican Jewish Coalition’s Mark Isakowitz, the Chamber of Commerce’s Scott Reed, attorney Paul Clement, Ogilvy’s Drew Maloney and messaging maven Russ Schriefer. New additions on the left include David Axelrod, the Obama campaign’s Jim Messina and Julianna Smoot. These individuals have the knowhow, savvy and connections to stock election arsenals and ultimately influence the outcome. The persistent need for jobs and stability has brought some relatively unknown figures from outside Washington’s traditional political landscape onto the forefront of the new power map. Two of these dynamic figures — the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde and the World Bank’s Jim Yong Kim — will have their mettle tested as they steer the reshaping of the global economy. Other new additions to this year’s list include Brookings’ Martin Indyk, Johns Hopkins’ Vali Nasr, Friends of the Earth’s Erich Pica, MSNBC’s Chuck Todd, American Action Forum’s Douglas Holtz Eakin, Facebook’s Marne Levine and Joel Kaplan, SAIC’s John Jumper, Demos’ Heather McGhee, Hilton’s Christopher Nassetta, Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden, J Street’s Jeremy BenAmi, Google’s Susan Molinari, Vital Voices’ Alyse Nelson and National Council of La Raza’s Janet Murguía, among others. These individuals show the depth and breadth of power in Washington and beyond. Read on for the full list.
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THE POWER 100 ROBERT ALLBRITTON CHAIRMAN AND CEO ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS
FRED RYAN PRESIDENT
recently described in the new Republic as one of Washington’s “most powerful, least famous” people, Allbritton exerts influence through control of a media empire that includes two local TV stations; Politico, the successful online/print journal; and TBD, a rather less successful local news website that recently laid off much of its staff. Detail man Fred Ryan, Ronald Reagan’s post-presidential chief of staff and the chairman of the Reagan Foundation, tends to operations with notable skill and quiet efficiency.
MIKE ALLEN CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT POLITICO
dubbed by the new york times “the man the White House wakes up to,” Allen is an intrepid national politics reporter with deep sources. His sevenday-a-week email newsletter “Playbook,” which reportedly generated $700,000plus in ad revenue last year, continues to be widely read by Washington insiders — including Democrats, despite his Republican leanings.
TOM ANDERSON DANA LANDRY WILLIAM F X MOODY MARC SCHAPPELL FOUNDERS WASHINGTON FINE PROPERTIES
the capital region’s preeminent carriage trade real estate firm was ranked number one in America for “Highest Sales Production Per Agent” in 2009, 2010 and again in 2011 by the national Real Trends annual research report. With over $1.4 billion in sales last year, the company was also recognized for the “Highest Average Sales Price” in the nation.What makes this high-sales volume remarkable is that the firm has
Martin Indyk (left). (AP Photos/Maneesh Bakshi) only 100 agents, a testament to how market knowledge is power.The firm had a banner year in 2011 with the sale of some of the most venerable Georgetown properties ever, including Evermay and Halcyon House, as well as Marwood in Potomac and Ferry’s Landing in Alexandria. In addition to the founders’ business acumen and commitment to remain locally independent, Mark McFadden, Nancy Taylor Bubes and Mathew McCormick are three of the area’s standout agents who consistently prove their sales prowess in the luxury market.
path to the White House has a well-honed knack for defining the political zeitgeist and taking on the disciplined Republican message machine. He highlights the president’s accomplishments with memorable refrains such as “General Motors is alive and Osama is dead.” The key to re-election in 2012 is convincing the electorate that the economy is improving for working Americans, and energizing a Democratic base even though few have been held to account for the financial malfeasance that led to the 2008 meltdown.
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FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT J STREET
Arguably the most important person in the Obama camp, the genius strategist who engineered the first African-American president’s
in just four short years, j street’s savvy founder has steered this pro-Israel, pro-peace group into the center of the Middle East discussion. Ben-Ami’s no-compromises stance on a two-state solution has earned the wrath of some on the more vocal far-right. Although J Street doesn’t yet wield the lobbying power of AIPAC, it is likely to continue its exponential growth and mobilize even greater support from “the majority of Jewish-Americans who believe that the hard line policies of Binyamin Netanyahu endanger Israeli security.” J Street’s PAC represents 30 percent
“Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.” — KATHARINE GRAHAM
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of all pro-Israel PAC funds. In 2010, it endorsed 61 candidates and distributed over $1.5 million to their campaigns, the most in history by a pro-Israel PAC. The growing appeal of its centrist message on college campuses resonates with the next generation of Jewish leaders, a testament to J Street’s expanding influence.
ROBERT S ‘BOB’ BENNETT PARTNER HOGAN LOVELLS
the “go-to” man for pols with prosecutors breathing down their necks, Bennett has represented some
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WAYNE BERMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR OGILVY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
a quietly influential presence at the crossroads of policy, politics and lobbying, Berman’s many years of experience in Washington include substantive roles in the campaigns, transition teams and administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Since merging his successful lobbying/ management consulting firm with Ogilvy Government Relations in 2004, he concentrates on advising major financial, insurance, telecommunications and energy firms. Berman successfully lobbied Republicans to help United Technologies Pratt division triumph over GE in the battle to build the F35 Joint Strike Fighter program. He also serves as one of three national finance chairmen on Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign.
CHARLES R ‘CHARLIE’ BLACK CHAIRMAN PRIME POLICY GROUP
a veteran of nine presidential campaigns dating back to Gerald R. Ford’s in 1976, this “super lobbyist” and talking head became an early advisor to the Romney campaign where he is counted upon to provide invaluable back-channel information and savvy advice regarding messaging, endorsements and strategic planning in battleground states.
WOLF BLITZER HOST ‘THE SITUATION ROOM ’ CNN
blitzer was the man who “didn’t back down” when pressing a resistant Newt Gingrich to answer tough questions during the 2012 GOP primary debates. The Republican candidates resoundingly agreed that this wellregarded news personality was the
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CHRISTINE LAGARDE DIRECTS BILLION FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY Setting a stable foundation for the global economy is no small feat for the first woman to ascend to the top job of the 188-member International Monetary Fund
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hristine Lagarde has made history in many ways. A class act on both sides of the Atlantic, the 6-foot former synchronized swimming champion who never drinks alcohol and is a vegetarian, cuts a striking presence in Washington. “I’m going to make a difference,” the trailblazing managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) joked recently at a National Portrait Gallery event, “because I’ve got much more white hair than many of you here.” According to Lagarde, an impeccably dressed labor lawyer turned politician, “the degree of risk taking among women is significantly lower than among men.”
“Optimism must not lull us into a false sense of security. There are still major economic and financial vulnerabilities we must confront … and we must not forget that there are still too many people in too many countries who are enduring the hardship of unemployment. It is o en said that a reputation is ‘gained in inches and lost in miles.’ The same could be said of economic progress. All countries must persevere with their policy efforts if the progress of yesterday is to translate into the promise of a brighter tomorrow. Finally, if I had one piece of advice for policymakers around the world, I might borrow the words of Confucius: ‘In all things, success depends on previous preparation.’ Today’s risks are still very much global. We are all interconnected and we are all affected by each other’s policy actions. We need to prepare for success together. If we stand together, the whole will be more than the sum of the parts.” — Christine Lagarde, addressing the China Development Forum 2012, Beijing
ACHIEVEMENTS ➡ First woman ever to head the IMF in its 60-year history
CALLING ON THE INTERNATIONAL community to take urgent collective action, she has said “2012 must be a year of healing.The longer we wait, the worse it will get. The only solution is to move forward together. Our collective future depends on it.” Under her leadership, the IMF’s lending firepower has doubled by an additional $430 billion to safeguard the world economy (although the U.S. did not provide any extra loans), but her optimism remains tempered. She has declared this a “Washington moment” for countries and institutions to
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cooperate and learn from each other, leading the charge for a “collective approach.” The global economic situation is slowly improving but remains very fragile. A new foundation, Lagarde says, must be based on education, creative thinking and new policies. “I am reasonably optimistic and sometimes desperately optimistic; I want to be desperately optimistic and I want to believe that countries will understand that they can actually change the course of things.” At the end of the day, she says, “what matters is people with jobs.”
➡ First female finance minister in the G8 ➡ First woman to head the French Finance Ministry ➡ First woman to chair the international law firm Baker & McKenzie ➡ Ranked the best minister of finance in the Euro zone ➡ Consistently ranked one of the most powerful women in the world
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PAY TO PLAY Super PACs — mostly funded by wealthy individuals who have promised to give even more — are raining cash on this year’s race to the White House.
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best of the various debate moderators. As host of “The Situation Room,� he continues to shape the nightly news for millions of Americans.
THOMAS ‘TOMMY’ HALE BOGGS JR CHAIRMAN PATTON BOGGS
boggs continues to have a major impact on legislation as he commands operations at one of the nation’s biggest and most important law and lobbying firms. His impeccable political credentials, lengthy experience (40-plus years on the job) and low-key profile are the reason foreign governments, banks and major corporations rely on his influence and access to get the job done.
DAVID BRADLEY CHAIRMAN ATLANTIC MEDIA COMPANY
bradley’s atlantic media group continued its expansion this year, bringing local Washingtonian Sommer Mathis aboard as editor of Atlantic Cities, a web-based news site focusing on urban development planning and culture. Bradley continues to focus his attention on his most profitable entities such as The National Journal Group that houses six successful publications under its umbrella including The Atlantic. Bradley‘s Potomac Research Group continues to strengthen its market position with many Wall Street clients.
JOHN B BREAUX Deep-pocketed campaign supporters in 2012 SHELDON ADELSON casino magnate
MILLION (WITH PROMISES TO GIVE $100 MILLION TO REPUBLICANS) HAROLD SIMMONS chemical company billionaire
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SENIOR COUNSEL PATTON BOGGS BREAUX-LOTT LEADERSHIP GROUP
TRENT LOTT SENIOR COUNSEL
former senator john breaux and former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott jumped through the revolving door and came out on the other side with the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group, one of the most powerful lobbying outfits on K Street with $8.3 million in fees in 2011, according to CQ Press. In 2010, Patton Boggs bought the firm (which employed their sons, John Breaux Jr. and Chester Trent Lott), adding Raytheon, Tyson Foods and General Electric to its portfolio of Fortune 100 companies.
BILL BURTON CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR STRATEGIST PRIORITIES USA ACTION
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“The measure of a man is what he does with power.� — PLATO
does the obama campaign need Super PAC contributions to win reelection? Given the billion-plus dollars Republican Super PACs are expected to raise, much rests on Burton’s ability to bring home the bacon. When he didn’t secure the White House press secretary post, he stepped in with Sean Sweeney to form the operation that Democrats hope can counter Karl Rove’s well-oiled Republican Super PAC machine American Crossroads, not to mention Romney’s Super PAC and the big dollars that will be deployed by Tom Donohue’s Chamber of Commerce. Although Burton is likely to be outspent dramatically, he will draw on his resources and sharp political messaging skills to focus voters on “a Romney Republican agenda that rewards the wealthiest few at the expense of middle-class families.� So far, Priorities USA has garnered less than a tenth of the Republican war chests, but a $1 million personal check from TV host and political commentator Bill Maher and $2 million from DreamWorks Animation’s CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg may help move the cause forward.
A JAMES CLARK CHAIRMAN CLARK ENTERPRISES INC
cei continues to be a real estate powerhouse, both commercially and in residential properties. The Clark Construction Group, under the CEI umbrella, was responsible for the Arena Stage restoration as well as building the Harman Center for the Arts. Currently, the Clark Construction Group has joined forces with the charitable arm of CEI (Clark Charitable Foundation) to pledge $500,000 toward the
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construction of Boulder Crest Retreat, a recovery facility for wounded veterans in Virginia.
PAUL CLEMENT ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW GEORGETOWN LAW CENTER
if you’re arguing one of the country’s most important legal cases before the Supreme Court, you go from being a capable lawyer to a “lion of the law� overnight. Clement received rave reviews for his performance during the oral arguments over health care insurance reform before the highest court in the land and if Romney wins the presidential election, he is likely to be in the mix for a top job at the Justice Department. Unlike Chief Justice John Roberts, who was careful not to take controversial cases during his years as a top Supreme Court lawyer, Clement has done the opposite as lead counsel on many polarizing issues (health care, immigration, gay marriage, gun control and redistricting), casting him — perhaps incorrectly — as someone with a hard-right agenda.
BILL CLINTON CHAIRMAN WILLIAM J CLINTON FOUNDATION
as one of only four living u.s. presidents, he doesn’t merely coast on his former glory days as leader of the free world, but instead uses his eponymous foundation to bring freedom, awareness and economic aid to the world’s most impoverished nations. He has helped 19 million students around the world receive nutrition and health care. Rumor has it that he will soon be helping Bill Burton catch up with the Republican Super PACs’ formidable fundraising lead.
G WAYNE CLOUGH SECRETARY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
the 12th secretary of the smithsonian Institution has testified before Congress in the struggle to turn around a $2.5 billion shortfall that now impacts the world’s largest museum and research complex. Despite having to ask many of the institution’s 6,000 federal employees (including about 700 scientists) to consider buyouts or early retirement, Clough should be credited for somehow being able to maintain the
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POLITICS
PARTISAN POWER These heavyweights hail from both sides of the aisle and, with election year in sight, will square off in a battle for the White House. A mixed bag of political operatives and campaign financiers, they collectively represent some of the most persuasive and influential voices on Washington’s political scene. (AP Images)
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Chairman Democratic National Committee
Campaign Manager Obama 2012
JOHN PODESTA Chair and Counselor Center for American Progress
JULIANNA SMOOT
Deputy Campaign Manager Obama 2012
Political Director American Crossroads Founder Black Rock Group
ED GILLESPIE Founder Gillespie Strategies
KARL ROVE
Political Operative and Commentator
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Adjunct Professor of Law Georgetown Law Center
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Chairman Republican National Committee
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CHRIS DODD CHAIRMAN AND CEO MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
although dodd may not have yet fully adapted from senator to advocate, that doesn’t mean he isn’t making headway as the head of the entertainment industry’s most powerful lobbying shop. Despite the rather swift defeat of anti-piracy bills SOPA/PIPA (which led Dodd to threaten to cut off campaign contributions to candidates who opposed the controversial legislation), he is pushing for a comeback. On the ground, the former Democratic senator is focusing his antipiracy efforts on China, which recently agreed to play a bit more fairly with Hollywood by permitting more foreign films and upping the percentage it pays American moviemakers.
THOMAS DONOHUE PRESIDENT AND CEO U S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SCOTT REED SENIOR POLITICAL STRATEGIST
under donohue’s leadership, the chamber has stepped-up its advocacy role, raising millions of undisclosed dollars that are funneled into political advertising to defeat progressives and elect hard-right candidates. Together with former Republican presidential advisor Scott Reed, who directs the chamber’s “political education” campaign, these heavy hitters are operating as a virtual Super PAC, spending huge sums on behalf of large multinational corporations, while drawing criticism from local chambers across the country that have distanced themselves over accusations that it “doesn’t really represent the small business community.” Documents released by the online activist group,
“Anonymous,” suggest that the chamber’s political activities were perhaps deeper than previously known, allegedly entertaining discussions with security contractor HB Gary Federal for plans to “target its opponents with an apparently nefarious slime campaign.” Regardless, the chamber will be a major player in the upcoming election.
LAWRENCE ‘LARRY’ DUNCAN III VICE PRESIDENT FOR FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PAC AFFAIRS LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
a heavy-hitter for the world’s largest defense contractor, which also happens to be the industry leader in lobbying expenditures and campaign contributions, Duncan promotes Lockheed Martin’s suite of warrelated products, from the new Joint Strike Fighter and Hellfire missile to the widely popular BLU-109 warhead. While raising millions for the company’s political action committee, he remains active in the Washington, D.C. community, serving as a trustee of Ford’s Theatre, The Phillips Collection, the USO; and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington.
ANITA DUNN MANAGING DIRECTOR SKD KNICKERBOCKER CONSULTING
this former Obama senior advisor and White House communications director now advises Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and political candidates. One of her party’s top five strategists, she will play a significant role in the planning and organization of this year’s Democratic National Convention. Her most recent coup: the upset victory of John Delaney over the heavily favored Rob Garagiola in the Maryland 6th District Democratic congressional primary.
“Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” Cecile Richards (Marc Dimov/Patrick McMullen.com Sipa via AP Images)
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makes Capital One the fifth-largest consumer bank in the country. While the merger may upset many ING customers, Fairbank’s influence is exemplified by virtue of Fed approval — no easy task after the 2008 Wall Street meltdown.
MIKE FELDMAN AND CARTER ESKEW FOUNDING PARTNERS GLOVER PARK GROUP
SUSAN BROPHY MANAGING DIRECTOR
JOEL JOHNSON MANAGING DIRECTOR
Bob Gates (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool) DOUGLAS HOLTZ EAKEN PRESIDENT AMERICAN ACTION FORUM
eaken, a former top advisor to both George W. Bush and John McCain, is an established presence in the economic think-tank world. In 2010, he helped establish the American Action Forum, sister-organization of the Republicanrun American Action Network (led by Brian O’Walsh). With significant influence among those on the right, both organizations have shared more than office space with Karl Rove’s American Crossroads and count local power player Fred Malek as chairman of the groups’ boards.
JOHN ENGLER PRESIDENT THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
michigan’s former three-term Republican governor ended up in the private sector at the Business Roundtable where he is credited with shepherding a substantial increase in corporate membership and activity. Although he is known as a ferocious partisan, he regularly manages to corral Democratic support for businessfriendly measures. Having moved his group’s headquarters to Capitol Hill,
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he’s likely to remain a major player for years to come.
JOHN FAHEY CHAIRMAN AND CEO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
TIM KELLY PRESIDENT
both fahey and kelly were integral to National Geographic’s impressive expansion, both in terms of diversifying media and extending its international reach. The society’s current membership now stands at 8.5 million, the magazine is published in 34 languages and the National Geographic Channel airs in over 143 countries. If that weren’t example enough of Fahey and Kelly’s power, we also hear that they exert considerable influence over the Alfalfa Club Dinner invites and membership.
competition. The former GOP chairman (from 1983-1989) gets extra points this year for retaining his post as co-chairman of the Commission for Presidential Debates.
RICHARD FAIRBANK CEO CAPITAL ONE
the year 2012 has already been huge for Capital One, with the Federal Reserve approving its acquisition of ING Direct in February. The $9.2 billion deal, which follows on the acquisition of Chevy Chase Bank,
FRANK FAHRENKOPF PRESIDENT AND CEO AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION
after 16 years on the job, fahrenkopf continues in his quest to persuade the federal government to regulate online poker and prevent states with gambling from legislating “a patchwork of laws” that would result in unbridled
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this go-to public affairs firm synthesizes strategic communication, government relations and advertising with ease. Founded 10 years ago by Feldman and Eskew, GPG was recently acquired by media conglomerate WPP. Johnson is known for having the confidence of many influential CEOs, while Brophy adds gravitas from legislative affairs experience in the Clinton administration. Two additional heavy-hitters at the firm are Republican Alex Mistri, who spent five years as special assistant to President George W. Bush, and Dee Dee Myers, who broke the glass ceiling when she served under President Clinton as the White House’s first female press secretary. Glover Park’s clients include numerous corporations as well as The Alliance for Climate Protection, the Committee to Modernize Voter Registration and the Campaign for Women’s Lives.
CARL FORTI POLITICAL DIRECTOR AMERICAN CROSSROADS FOUNDER BLACK ROCK GROUP
known as the “alexander the great” of the Republican independent expenditure world,” Forti allegedly doesn’t waver from testing the boundaries of campaign finance laws. Considered number two at Rove’s American Crossroads Super PAC, which along with its sister nonprofit, Crossroads GPS – anticipated to raise between $500 million to one billion dollars for the election cycle – this “outside-money man” is focused on “maintaining discipline” to enlarge the Republican majority in the House and give Republicans control of the Senate and White House. He is intricately
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P WESLEY FOSTER JR CHAIRMAN AND CEO LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES
MARC FLEISHER HANS AND STEVE WYDLER TOP AGENTS
foster has built the largest independent brokerage in the U.S., with 12,000 agents selling more homes priced at more than $1 million than any competitor. Long & Foster also flexes its market power by providing a full range of mortgage, insurance and title services as well as managing a billion dollars in the property rental/management sector. Fleisher, who generated $180 million in sales last year was the force behind three major sales in Montgomery County this past year, selling one Bethesda property for $5.8 million, another for $10 million and the historic “Marwood” estate in Potomac for a cool $20 million. Another powerhouse team includes the hardcharging market-savvy Wydler brothers, Hans (who has a master’s in business from Harvard) and Steve who is the number one agent in the McLean office (and has a law degree from Vanderbilt).They are on track to sell over $100 million in 2012, including the Cafritz estate property on Chain Bridge Road, and were recently ranked in the top 100 out of 1.1 million agents by The Wall Street Journal.
Ezra Klein do with the economy of the greater Washington region.
BOB GATES CHANCELLOR COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
despite taking on a full-time role as chancellor of William & Mary, Gates, a former defense secretary for both Republican and Democratic administrations, retains his commanding voice in military discourse and foreign policy. Often referred to as the “soldier’s secretary,” his comments
STEPHEN FULLER DIRECTOR GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR REGIONAL ANALYSIS
the economy remains the main isssue of the day and Fuller has cornered the market on that discussion more than most. A longtime economics scholar, he is counted on by business and government leaders both here and abroad who rely on his easily digestible yet pristine research on economic subjects, especially data having to
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to West Point cadets made headlines last February, when he said that expanding conflicts from Iraq and Afghanistan to Iran would create a “full-blown crisis, requiring costly — and controversial — large-scale American military intervention.”
JACK GERARD PRESIDENT AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
the highest-paid lobbyist in washington, this “force majeure” behind big oil has apparently never lost a legislative or political battle against pro-environmental security and cleanenergy lawmakers. Count on this fellow Mormon Romney supporter to spend millions of ad dollars to pressure Congress to keep billions of dollars in energy tax breaks in place while pushing the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. Even though experts predict this would dramatically speed climate destabilization and contaminate groundwater with dirty tar sands oils (a corrosive fuel source that emits three times more carbon pollution than oil), Gerard rarely loses a battle.
ED GILLESPIE FOUNDER GILLESPIE STRATEGIES
gillespie, a longtime political operative, was the first RNC chairman in 80 years to preside over the GOP’s takeover of the presidency and both houses of Congress in 2004. He recently left American Crossroads, the right-wing mega-PAC he founded with Karl Rove, to (as one Republican wag put it) help provide “adult supervision” to the Romney campaign and focus its message on economic rather than social issues in an attempt to lure back moderate and independent voters who were turned off by the Tea Party tone of the Republican primaries.
DONALD GRAHAM CHAIRMAN THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
KATHARINE WEYMOUTH PUBLISHER
despite a recent rather nasty vanity Fair article, the Washington Post remains a power paper with strong reach both inside the Beltway and nationally. Under Katharine Zaleski’s leadership of digital news, it is becoming increasingly influential in new media as well, boasting impressive traffic and up-to-the-minute articles, blogs and content to further enhance what is published each day in print.
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ROBERT GREENSTEIN FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
since founding this non-partisan budget think tank in 1981, Greenstein has earned a reputation as a fair and thoughtful financial expert, often called upon to slice and dice the numbers and then weigh in on their cumulative effects, a talent he recently exhibited when he exposed the inconsistencies and errors in Paul Ryan’s proposed budget plan. As a key architect of the 1977 Food Stamp Act and a fullthroated advocate for the country’s working poor, his findings are usually framed in terms of this oft-underserved demographic.
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MEDIA ELITE As the gatekeepers of news from web, to print and television, these media leaders keep you in the know, providing insight into the impact and cultural relevance of the nation’s events and issues. (Huffington, Will and Zaslav AP Images)
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DAVID GREGORY HOST ‘MEET THE PRESS ’ NBC
“meet the press,� the titan of the Sunday morning news for 60 years, continues to make headlines in 2012 with a roster of high-profile guests and a shorter list of no-shows. Although replacing the legendary Tim Russert has been no easy task, Gregory deftly pinpoints the heart of current political debate.
J STEVEN HART CHAIRMAN AND CEO WILLIAMS & JENSEN
well-established in gop circles as the go-to guy for groups “wanting help dealing with labor unions,� he remains a top lobbyist for clients that include the American Council of Life Insurers, Stanley Black and Decker,Visa Inc., Comcast, General Dynamics and CocaCola, who paid the firm $7 million in 2011. Notably, General Electric sought his lobbying assistance for the Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine it was developing with Rolls Royce.
MARY KAY HENRY PRESIDENT SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU
the top woman in the u.s. labor movement took the reins of SEIU in 2010 after 30 years of waiting in the wings. She is adamant on the need for reform in the health care industry and has spoken in favor of fairness for the working poor and against the everwidening gap in income inequality and
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WOLF BLITZER Host “The Situation Room,� CNN
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Host “Meet the Press,� NBC
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Host “Hardball,� MSNBC Political Director, NBC Host,“The Rundown,� MSNBC
CHRIS WALLACE Host “Fox News Sunday,� Fox News
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THE POWER 100 KAREN IGNAGNI PRESIDENT AND CEO AMERICA’S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS
with health care spending at an alltime high (18.2 percent of the current U.S. GDP), count on it to be one of the most hotly debated issues in this year’s presidential race. This explains why Ignagni has been speaking out in defense of her members, downplaying their responsibility for rising costs. Although the industry is viewed as “akin to poison” for many, she has managed to exert influence to ensure that legislation and regulations continue to benefit the companies she represents.
MARTIN INDYK VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN POLICY THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
with a well-known background as a former U.S. ambassador to Israel,and assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs under Bill Clinton, Indyk is widely considered an expert on Iran and Israel policy. He is influential with Republicans and Democrats alike on some of the most vexing foreign policy matters concerning Iran, Israel and the United States.
WALTER ISAACSON PRESIDENT AND CEO ASPEN INSTITUTE
Vali Nasr other gross inequities in our society. With 250,000 potential “foot soldiers” at her disposal, Henry will be a player in the November election.
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON PRESIDENT AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AOL HUFFINGTON POST MEDIA GROUP
HOWARD FINEMAN EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
it’s fair to say that huffington scored two major “gets”: when AOL purchased the site in 2011 for $315 million, installing her as president and editor-inchief of all content for both companies. She brought celebrated veteran journalist Howard Fineman on board earlier to manage the day’s top political news.With the added prestige of its recent Pulitzer (the first for an online daily), the Internet giant is proving itself as a formidable source of original reporting.
the silver-maned journalist came to this well-respected nonprofit educational center by way of CNN and Time Magazine. Under Isaacson’s stewardship, the institute’s many intellectual conferences draw the
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MARK ISAKOWITZ BOARD MEMBER REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
isakowitz balances his work as president of consulting firm Fierce, Isakowitz and Blalock with a seat on the Republican Jewish Coalition’s board of directors, whose members reportedly account for 40 percent of the top Republican political money bundlers and include Josh Bolton, Ari Fleischer, Wayne Berman and Sam Fox. With Republicans on a mission to defeat Obama at any cost, Isakowitz and his co-directors will be a force to reckon with as they push Republicans to take hard-right positions on Middle East policy.
BENJAMIN JACOBS DONALD BROWN JOSEPH GILDENHORN PARTNERS JBG COMPANIES
this year marks jbg’s 50th anniversary and its founders seem to be marking the milestone with projects galore. It’s hard to drive around Washington without seeing JBG’s trademark navy logo covering a construction site. Current projects include The Artisan Condominium in Penn Quarter and the eye-catching 300 New Jersey Avenue, a 10-story structure with floor-to-ceiling windows that joins the historic Acacia Building with its 1950s addition. The company’s Marriot Wardman Park apartment project is slated for delivery in 2014.
JAY JOHNSON CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CEO GENERAL DYNAMICS
“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.” — HONORÉ DE BALZAC
world’s most revered minds. A prolific writer and Rhodes Scholar, Isaacson has penned several insightful books on leading historic figures, but his most recent effort on Apple innovator Steve Jobs is likely to be his biggest hit and most lasting literary contribution.
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credit this outgoing admiral and former chief of Naval Operations to keep the defense dollars flowing and the military-industrial complex strong as head honcho of the nation’s largest defense firm. Although the company also makes the best private jets (Gulfstream) in the business, a full 70 percent of its sales come from contracts for combat,
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marine, information, technology and command control systems.
“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”
JOHN JUMPER PRESIDENT AND CEO SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION SAIC
the former senior advisor for private equity firms including the Carlyle Group is now at the helm of a company that conducts more “black science” analysis for intelligence and security purposes than any other. The company, which employs 45,000 workers worldwide, has moved its corporate headquarters from La Jolla, Calif. to McLean,Va., migrating much of its work force to the nation’s capital in part because a vast majority of its work comes from government contracts, particularly with the Department of Defense. A period of major changes and some controversy in the corporate structure seems to have settled down after the once second-largest majority employee-owned company in the U.S. completed its IPO, effectively eliminating employee control.
FRANK KEATING PRESIDENT AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
as head of the seemingly all-powerful American Bankers Association since 2010, Keating spent the last year as the public face of the ABA’s fight against the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer-Protection Act, fighting to remove the teeth from recent regulatory protections. He is credited for seeing the “writing on the wall” early enough to re-focus his industry’s strategic efforts on fighting DoddFrank through the rule-making process rather than head on in the face of overwhelming public support.
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Trent Lott (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) excelled as a managing partner and chairman of the board at Timmons & Company before running Honeywell International’s lobbying efforts.
BOBBIE KILBERG PRESIDENT AND CEO NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
as the leader of the country’s largest tech council representing 1,000 businesses and 200,000 employees, Kilberg’s clout is undeniable. She also represents the region’s government contractors, who are feeling the heat with looming defense cuts. Her recent appointment as chair of de facto Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s technical advisory committee (not to mention being cochair of his campaign for Northern Virginia) puts her in a good position when it comes to accomplishing the
council’s legislative goals. A longtime party stalwart with experience dating from the Nixon to the George W. Bush administrations, Kilberg is no stranger to the political game, leading us to believe that she will remain a key player if Romney wins.
JIM YONG KIM PRESIDENT THE WORLD BANK
president obama’s surprise nominee recently secured the top job at the 187nation development agency. A graduate of Harvard Medical School and former president of Dartmouth College, Kim broke the mold of World Bank presidents, all of whom were political insiders drawn from government and finance. The first Asian-American to head the institution, he made his bid for the post by presenting himself as someone who asks hard questions about the status quo, isn’t afraid to challenge existing orthodoxies and is well-versed in developing new partnerships to address transnational challenges. He will oversee a staff of 9,000 economists and development experts, and a loan portfolio that hit $258 billion last year.
TIM KEATING SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS THE BOEING COMPANY
a behemoth in the aerospace and defense field, the Boeing Company, under the guidance of CEO Jim McNerney, has continued to expand its reach worldwide. Here in Washington, Keating brings home the bacon. A former special assistant to former President Bill Clinton and a former staff director for White House legislative affairs, he previously
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EZRA KLEIN COLUMNIST ‘WONKBLOG ’ THE WASHINGTON POST POLICY ANALYST MSNBC
how long will it be before he has his own television show? At 27, the youngest person on this year’s Power 100 list has advanced to the front of the line as the “genius wünderkind” so adept at knowing his facts, reporting on “domestic and economic policymaking, as well as the political system that’s constantly screwing it up,” and boiling down complex policy issues to readily understandable sound bites and graphs that other political commentators rely on. The Week Magazine has already named this influential and prolific writer and tweeter “Blogger of the Year’’ and Time Magazine has credited him with having “one of the best financial blogs.”
HOWARD KOHR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
the head of one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington commands the attention and support of both political parties as well as the president, giving Kohr enhanced power in an election year. He doesn’t shrink from taking on those whose policies he determines are not sufficiently “pro-Israel” and he has lobbied Congress to impose ever stronger and “smarter” sanctions against Iran, regardless of the costs.
CHRISTINE LAGARDE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
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known for being “a bit daring” in both substance and style, Lagarde personifies the ascension of women in power in the 21st century. Although the lawyer and former French finance minister isn’t an economist, the first
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THE POWER 100 woman tapped to head the IMF was chosen for her extraordinary mix of alliance-building skills and a canny ability to communicate lessons learned from the world’s developing and developed nations. Centerstage in facing down worldwide recession, she has at times been vocal about her disdain for America’s “political bickering,” regarding it as an impediment to building strong markets.
WAYNE LA PIERRE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
the outspoken nra advocate will surely have his guns blazing throughout this year’s election season. La Pierre has made his share of incendiary remarks, most recently classifying the Trayvon Martin incident — a case that has reignited debates regarding gun statutes — as “sensationalized by the media.” The NRA was behind the effort to establish state-by-state “stand your ground laws,” which many critics say were at the core of Martin’s tragic death. La Pierre is thought to have been instrumental in killing gun control in Washington, D.C.
STEVEN LAW PRESIDENT AMERICAN CROSSROADS/ CROSSROADS GPS
karl rove may be the “mad genius” and big money fundraiser of this operation, but Steve Law is said to be the “glue” who heads both Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (the secretive “advocacy group” that doesn’t disclose its donors) and American Crossroads (the Super PAC that already has $90 million in the bank and is expected to raise between $500 million and $1 billion to defeat President Obama). Rove and Law have already raised 10 times more than their closest Democratic rivals. Known for being the one who “makes the
Karen Ignani (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) trains run on time,” the former deputy secretary of labor for President George W. Bush also served as chief legal officer and general counsel of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
DEBRA LEE CHAIRMAN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION
though there is debate among fans over whether BET has improved its programming over the years, there’s no denying that its chairman continues to be one of the most powerful AfricanAmerican voices in the country.The nation’s top political and business leaders regularly tap the Harvard Law School grad to expand the national conversation on diversity in the media and in business, and let’s face it, the BET Honors continues to be one of the hottest
“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.” — ARISTOTLE
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ticket in town, drawing the biggest and brightest stars in Hollywood.
TED LEONSIS ENTREPRENEUR
the owner of the Verizon Center and the Washington Capitals, Mystics and Wizards sits on the boards of leading corporations that range from American Express to Groupon and has had considerable success in film with SnagFilms, the Internet’s leading site for documentary films (of which he has produced three, including “Kicking It” and “Nanking,” both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival). He has supported both Republicans and Democrats, more philanthropic causes than we can count and has the support of thousands of everyday Washingtonians for his authentic human touch and a winning hockey team in the nation’s capital.
White Flint and many other wellknown shopping centers and office buildings. These days, the Lerner name also brings to mind the Washington Nationals, DC’s first Major League baseball team since the departure of the Washington Senators in 1960. National’s Stadium has breathed life into Washington’s Southwest/Southeast quadrant, giving fans another majorleague sports team to cheer.
THEODORE N ‘TED’ LERNER FOUNDER LERNER ENTERPRISES MANAGING OWNER NATIONALS
the lerner name has long been synonymous with real estate in the Washington area as the 60-year-old company that developed Tysons Corner,
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He has been a long-time advisor to political figures, such as Rep. Ed Bryant (R-Tenn.), for whom he acted as counsel on judiciary matters, including the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton. He currently provides government relations counsel to numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Chevron,Viacom and Hilton.
“I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.” — MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
J W ‘BILL’ MARRIOTT EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
Randi Weingarten (Rex Features via AP Images) MARNE LEVINE VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY FACEBOOK
JOE LOCKHART VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
JOEL KAPLAN VICE PRESIDENT OF U S PUBLIC POLICY
set to go public this month with a $5 billion IPO, Facebook, reportedly valued as high as $100 billion, is the wonder of Internet startups, garnering worldwide attention and unprecedented cultural impact.The “go big or go home” mindset is now backed by Facebook’s recently established presence in Washington and the communication and political wrangling skills of Lockhart (a former press secretary to Bill Clinton), Levine (former chief of staff to Larry Summers), and Kaplan (former deputy chief of staff to George W. Bush).With ties on both sides of the aisle, these three will likely exert considerable influence in the ongoing controversies regarding technology and privacy.
DREW MALONEY CEO OGILVY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
the former chief of staff to thenMajority Whip Tom DeLay now runs congressional relations for Mitt Romney while serving as the chief strategist in one of Washington’s most successful lobbying firms. Maloney has bundled big dollars for Romney, while helping his firm top $20 million in lobbying fees for 2011, a 14 percent revenue increase over the prior year.
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marriott, who has a direct mentormentee relationship with his fellow Mormon Mitt Romney, still wields considerable power despite stepping down as the head of his family’s gargantuan hotel empire.While he will be keeping an eye on operations (and his clan’s controlling stock interest), the reins have now been turned over to Sorenson, a former litigator who joined the company in 1996 after representing it in a lawsuit.The first non-Marriott to run the company in 86 years says his major goal is to increase occupancy rates to pre2007 levels, especially by focusing on visa reform to reduce long waiting times for international visitors to the U.S.
CHRIS MATTHEWS HOST ‘HARDBALL ’ MSNBC
matthews, the sound-bite king of political media, hosts — with great panache — two major network mainstays, the weekly syndicated “Hardball with Chris Matthews” and the 10-year-old “Chris Matthews Show.” The brainy TV personality is known for his quick wit and deep understanding of American political history, which he uses to directly and effectively challenge partisan spin. His mastery of “the power of the pen” includes being the author of seven books, most recently,“Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero.” Catch him this month as a contender on “Jeopardy: Power Players.”
for financial reforms and consumer protection with a keen focus on motivating “Millennials” — 80plus million Americans who were born between 1978 and 2000 and are getting hit hard by economic circumstances created over the past 30 years — to become “a very politically engaged” generation. She is influential with the grassroots on the left, writing widely on debt, financial services regulation, retirement and inequality. McGhee was chairman of the Systemic Risk and Resolution Authority Policy Task Force for the Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) coalition, where she provided expertise on issues ranging from “Too Big to Fail” financial institutions to the Volcker Rule, and she was co-chairman for an Americans for Financial Reform task force that helped shape key provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
JIM MESSINA CAMPAIGN MANAGER OBAMA
a firebrand from the rahm emanuel school of politicking (who once served as his deputy), Messina has earned a reputation
as a no-holds-barred operative who isn’t afraid to punch back, even if that means alienating supporters — skills he honed as chief of staff to Sen. Max Baucus. Insiders tell us he is likely to give the Obama reelection campaign the “bare knuckles” capability it will likely need to overcome the Republican money machine and a major attack from the right.
SUSAN MOLINARI VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS GOOGLE INC
a longtime republican who spent seven years on Capitol Hill in her father Guy Molinari’s former seat and the wife of former Republican Rep. Bill Paxon, Molinari appears to be just the well-connected power broker Google needs at a time when the Internet search company is facing mounting scrutiny and a federal probe over possible anti-trust issues. If she succeeds, this already impressive lobbyist will be an even greater force in maintaining the Internet giant’s global position.
JANET MURGUÍA PRESIDENT AND CEO NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA
HEATHER MCGHEE DIRECTOR WASHINGTON OFFICE DEMOS
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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE POWER as head of the nation’s largest latino civil rights organization, Murguía has a powerful loudspeaker at her disposal and she uses it well. Murguía has harnessed key relationships to register 200,000 new Latino voters in 2008 and assisted a whopping 1.5 million eligible Hispanics in applying for citizenship. She is regularly sought out by the media to weigh in on issues that are important to this increasingly important constituency who will certainly play an important role in deciding who occupies the White House in January.
protection of his anti-tax cloak as they run for re-election.
MARK PENN WORLDWIDE CEO BURSONMARSTELLER PRESIDENT PENN SCHOEN BERLAND
DONALD BAER WORLDWIDE VICE CHAIR AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER BURSON-MARSTELLER
the two senior burson-marsteller counselors have won major corporate, marketing and political battles for large corporations, Ford Motor Company, Merck, BP, Sony, McDonald’s and Microsoft among them. Penn has been advisor to corporate leaders such as Bill Gates, Sir Howard Stringer and Bill Ford, and helped elect over 25 leaders in the U.S., Asia, Latin America and Europe. Burson-Marsteller is a subsidiary of WPP, the world’s largest communications group with billings of $71 billion, revenues of $16 billion, and a suite of worldwide companies including Hill+Knowlton, Ogilvy, and most recently, the Glover Park Group. In all, the parent company provides communications services to 344 of the Fortune Global 500.
VALI NASR DEAN PAUL NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
this middle east expert, best-selling author and mentee of the late great Richard Holbrooke is much soughtafter by reporters, academics and political leaders concerned with our thorniest foreign policy challenges, no matter where they find themselves on the political spectrum. His books “Shia Revival” and “Forces of Fortune,” which predicted sectarianism in Iraq and the rise of a new democracyminded middle class, were required reading for Republicans in George W. Bush’s cabinet as well as for Democrats like Sen. John Kerry. More recently, Nasr was a senior advisor to the Obama administration on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and he currently serves on the Foreign Affairs Policy Board at the State Department. A regular commentator on critical foreign policy issues, a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings and a columnist for “Bloomberg View,” the new head of SAIS will now be shaping the next generation of foreign policy leaders.
John Breaux (AP Photo/Bill Haber) East, North Africa and South Asia through public-private partnerships. Under his leadership last year, Hilton experienced record growth with significant expansion in Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia as well as Iraq, where the company plans to open its first hotel by the end of 2013.
ALYSE NELSON PRESIDENT AND CEO VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
CHRISTOPHER NASSETTA PRESIDENT AND CEO HILTON WORLDWIDE
leveraging its position as the fastestgrowing major hotel company with a global footprint in 88 countries, this “political animal,” who is also the sonin-law of a congressman, recently moved Hilton’s worldwide headquarters from California to northern Virginia. Nassetta serves on the steering committee for Partners for a New Beginning which strives to deepen connections between the U.S. and local communities in the Middle
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MILT PETERSON as co-founder of the leading global women’s advocacy organization (founded by Melanne Verveer with bipartisan support from Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson), Nelson is a powerful force for good in helping women in developing countries rise above their socioeconomic circumstances. The proof is in the results — women who have “graduated” from Vital Voices’ programs migrate to its annual Washington celebration to tell their success stories of improved lives and communities, oftentimes in terms of dollars and cents.
PRINCIPAL AND CHAIRMAN THE PETERSON COMPANY
GROVER NORQUIST
ERICH PICA
PRESIDENT AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM
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norquist remains a quick-trigger anti-tax ideologue and a major force among Republicans. Although a few congressmen have publicly disaffiliated themselves from his draconian “taxivist” pledge, his influence remains indisputable, especially with freshmen GOP congressmen who seek the
JON PETERSON SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
the peterson company, a family venture founded by Milt Peterson in 1970, is synonymous with prime real estate in the Washington metropolitan area. Currently managing 8 million square feet of retail and office space, the business has a net worth of $100 million. The Petersons are set to open the $100 million Tanger Outlets at the National Harbor in 2013.
PRESIDENT FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
under pica’s savvy leadership, foe recently showed what a dedicated group of environmentalists can achieve by leading a campaign that put the Obama administration in a position where it could not approve the Keystone XL pipeline. They deployed a smart Freedom of Information Act strategy exposing a possible conflict of interest,
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and generated pointed press coverage and public pressure. Climate and Energy Project director Damon Moglen, who came to FOE from Greenpeace USA, was instrumental in the campaign. Pica and FOE also flexed their media muscle in the nuclear power sector during the Fukushima meltdown (Japan has now shut down 52 of 54 reactors without electrical disruptions) and is raising an enviable war chest to take on nuclear challenges at home.
JOHN PODESTA CHAIR AND COUNSELOR CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
NEERA TANDEN PRESIDENT
respected for his sophisticated command of progressive policy issues, Podesta remains at the pinnacle of the city’s Democratic power structure. The former chairman of President Obama’s transition team and Bill Clinton’s final White House chief of staff created the Center for American Progress (CAP) and co-authored “The Power of Progress,” a stinging critique of the Bush administration and current Republican policies. Although he has relinquished the reigns at CAP to Neera Tanden, expect Podesta to provide longterm leadership and support to
the progressive movement while assisting former President Clinton with his foundation. Tanden, who served as Senator Hillary Clinton’s legislative director, worked the Obama-Biden campaign trail in 2008, and helped craft and pass the Affordable Care Act while serving at Department of Health and Human Services. She knows how to deliver a sharp political message that can be readily understood and win the day. Democratic pols will continue to seek this duo’s savvy political and policy advice.
“Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.” — RALPH WALDO EMERSON
JOHN RAFFAELLI FOUNDING PARTNER CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
JAMES MCCRERY III PARTNER
TONY PODESTA FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN PODESTA GROUP INC
HEATHER PODESTA FOUNDER HEATHER PODESTA PARTNERS
“how much time can your company afford to not spend on politics?” asks high-tech lobbyist and renowned political operative Tony Podesta, who is recognized by decision-makers as one of Washington’s best-connected and most effective dealmakers. He knows who’s important and what they need, and his firm, which brings in upwards of $12 million a year, exercises an influential role in policy advocacy for clients such as General Dynamics,
Jack Gerard (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) General Motors, Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo and Lockheed Martin. The other half of this power player is an influential lobbyist and Democratic fundraiser in her own right.
REINCE PRIEBUS CHAIRMAN REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
REP DEBORAH WASSERMAN SCHULTZ CHAIRMAN DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
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with the “super pacs” dominating the airwaves with much of this election season’s media advertising, the two major party chairmen are focusing more on the “ground game” to turn out the vote. Priebus, a successful Republican fundraiser from Wisconsin, took the RNC from near bankruptcy to all-time records for fundraising in 2011. A savvy manager, he has introduced new communications strategies and innovative technology for voter outreach and is trying to staunch the substantial loss of female voters repelled by right-wing positions on women’s health issues. His Democratic counterpart, WassermanSchultz, is an effective fundraiser and hard-charging Florida congresswoman with a knack for challenging Republicans on jobs, healthcare, voting rights and women’s issues.
together, they run the premier tax-lobbying firm in Washington, with a roster that exceeds 90 clients and $13 million in revenue. Raffaelli, who is respected by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers and has 25 years of experience in federal policymaking, is also a longtime political strategist and fundraiser. Reports indicate that last year alone, General Electric (which avoided taxes altogether in 2010 and claimed a tax benefit of $3.2 billion) paid more than a half-million dollars for lobbying on tax issues. McCreery, the former Republican congressman from Louisiana known as “Gentleman Jim,” is a former minority ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee and has capitalized on his ties to the Gulf Coast energy industry, representing clients such as the Edison Electric Institute and the American Petroleum Institute.
A BARRY RAND CEO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS
heard much about the congressional investigation led by Rep. Darrell Issa on AARP? Few have, as it was kept under the radar of major media outlets, a testament to Rand’s power even in the face of congressional scrutiny. After making headlines for his rapid mailroomto-boardroom rise, he has proven his ability as the leader of the largest circulation magazine in the world. His influence with older voters who historically turn out in record numbers makes him a major player in the upcoming election and the legislative battles over proposed cuts to critical safety nets.
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JONATHAN TAYLOR AND MICHAEL RANKIN
JOHN F W ROGERS
FOUNDERS TTR SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
though goldman sachs is headquartered in New York City, Rogers has maintained a home base in Washington, where he serves as a chairman of the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History. Rogers seems to have the same avuncular magic of his mentor Jim Baker, which he channels while exerting Goldman’s substantial influence on both sides of the congressional aisle.
MARK LOWHAM MANAGING PARTNER
DAVID DESANTIS PARTNER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
UNDER THE INFLUENCE Feeling the heat of energy lobbyists, the federal government is shelling out billions in subsidies that actually harm the environment and waste taxpayer dollars. Here, a breakdown of just how much money could be saved with cuts over the next five years.
ENERGY CONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS
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*Source: 2011 Green Scissors report by Taxpayers for Common Sense, The Heartland Institute and Friends of the Earth.
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DERRICK SWAAK PARTNER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
the firm partnered with real estate powerhouse Sotheby’s International Realty in 2006 and has grown to be one of the top real estate firms serving the Washington Metropolitan Region with over $1 billion in sales. Over the past six years, 120 agents have joined the firm bringing extensive knowledge and market expertise. The firm has been involved in some of the region’s most notable luxury market transactions and is currently marketing a $32 million waterfront estate in Maryland, a $16 million Georgetown mansion and a $12.5 million equestrian estate in Middleburg. With offices in 47 countries, Sotheby’s dominates global luxury sales with substantial market share throughout the metropolitan area. The partners and agents have also demonstrated a consistent commitment to local philanthropy, supporting Charity Works, USO, Trust for the National Mall, Corcoran Gallery of Art and Washington Project for the Arts.
CECILE RICHARDS PRESIDENT PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
richards will give anti-choice forces a run for their money this year, fighting proposed legislation that would affect women’s health as both sides reinvigorate the debate over women’s reproductive rights. Recently, she demonstrated her political savvy by challenging a decision by the board of Susan G. Komen to terminate funding. Her mobilizing skills, honed over years of grassroots experience, were in full force as she hit the airwaves and social media sites to generate a national public outcry that flooded PPFA’s coffers with $3 million in just three days.
PARTNER GOLDMAN SACHS
DENNIS ROSS COUNSELOR WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY WINEP
a former senior middle east advisor to four presidents, Ross recently rejoined WINEP after serving on President Obama’s National Security Council staff and as special advisor for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He first served as NSC senior director under Ronald Reagan and then held top positions under Bush and Clinton. A master at blocking competing voices on Iran policy, Ross is credited with being the architect of the most stringent Iran sanctions ever, while keeping the administration and Congress singularly focused on “sticks” and so-called “smart sanctions.” Word is he still has Obama NSC chief Tom Donilon’s ear on Iran and Israel and is sure to be an influential player on one of the most challenging foreign policy issues of our time.
KARL ROVE POLITICAL OPERATIVE AND COMMENTATOR
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260 clients, including IBM, DuPont (whose government affairs office he once headed), FedEx and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, as well as a wide spectrum of colleges, universities, hospitals and local governments. Taking in more than $19 million during the first nine months of 2011, the firm ranked third in lobbying revenue among Washington companies. Once described by National Journal as “a brainy insider who sweats the details,” he runs three different firms that combined are the largest government affairs and consulting organizations independent of a law firm or corporation.
— “keeps chugging along or slides into another midyear funk.”
GARY SHAPIRO
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
PRESIDENT AND CEO CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION
George Stephanopoulos (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File) better known as “bush’s brain” for his sway over “W’s” campaigns and presidency, the man some say yearns to take us back to the gilded age of robber-barons and President McKinley is now the mastermind behind GPS, the secretive Republican-run “C(4) advocacy group” and Super PAC he founded with Ed Gillespie to defeat Democrats. Although some on the left accused Crossroads of “illegal campaign improprieties” for 2010 election activities, Rove is a win-at-any-cost partisan fundraising genius who can deftly circumvent the requirement to keep his distance from the campaigns by letting team Romney know what’s on his mind through frequent appearances on Fox News and op-eds in the Wall Street Journal. His Super PAC already has a 10-1 money advantage ($90 million vs. $9 million) over his chief rival, and with his targets unlikely to turn that around soon, Rove is likely to help Romney and Republicans take the White House and possibly the Senate while holding the House.
DAVID RUBENSTEIN MANAGING DIRECTOR THE CARLYLE GROUP
said to be the most influential businessman who has ever lived in the
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nation’s capital, Rubenstein’s stature will reach even new heights with the Carlyle Group’s impending IPO, which is expected to value the private equity firm at $7.6 billion. A billionaire in his own right (as well as a noted philanthropist who has given large donations to the Trust for the National Mall and Susan G. Komen, amongst others), he recently called the inequities in the U.S. tax system “a disgrace” that is “not good for the country as a whole.”
RUSS SCHRIEFER PRINCIPAL STEVENS & SCHRIEFER GROUP
keeping the campaign on message is this political strategist’s role in Mitt Romney’s campaign, a responsibility he shares with Stuart Stevens, the firm’s co-founder, who writes Romney’s big speeches.Their company is a go-to media firm for the GOP’s efforts to woo moderates, swing voters and Democrats.
H STEWART ‘STU’ VAN SCOYOC PRESIDENT AND CEO VAN SCOYOC COMPANIES AND CAPITOL DECISIONS INC
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shapiro’s influence casts an everwidening net in an increasingly digital world. As head of CEA, he hosts the Consumer Electronics Show each year and is frequently quoted by the media on all issues electronic. Shapiro continues to exert influence on the ongoing anti-online piracy battle, which is sure to resurface.
GERALD SIEB WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
a leading opinion-maker with Republicans, Sieb predicts that the outcome of the 2012 presidential election will be determined before the parties gather in late summer for their conventions. In his “Capital Journal” column and regular commentary on Washington affairs for CNBC, he downplays the likelihood that the deciding factor will be “brilliant campaign speeches, tough attack ads or wily political tactics,” while posturing that the key may be whether the economy — and its output of new jobs
JULIANNA SMOOT DEPUTY CAMPAIGN MANAGER OBAMA
reports about smoot’s considerable fundraising prowess are welldocumented, but what makes this Smith grad exceptional is her ability to raise funds from both big- and small-money donors — an essential counterbalance to the hundreds of millions that Republican-oriented PACs are set to raise from billionaires targeting Obama in the post-Citizens United era of unlimited corporate donations.
HOST ‘THIS WEEK ’ ABC COANCHOR ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’
2012 marked stephanopoulos’ welcome return to ABC’s “This Week,” after Christiane Amanpour departed the post and returned to CNN. The respected and genial former political advisor still plays the straight man as co-anchor of “Good Morning America” and puts his expertise to work as the network’s chief political correspondent as well.
BRENDAN SULLIVAN SENIOR PARTNER WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY
washington’s most prominent corporate defense attorney came to fame when he represented Col. Oliver North during the Reagan arms-for-hostage scandal known as the “Iran Contra” affair. Highprofile clients accused of corruption (Sen. Ted Stevens, HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, and New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso) have been knocking on his door ever since. He recently made headlines by taking on News Corp when the Rupert
“Power has only one duty — to secure the social welfare of the People.” — BENJAMIN DISRAELI, “Sybi”
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STROBE TALBOTT PRESIDENT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
a well-respected foreign policy expert and leader of one of the oldest and most respected think tanks in Washington, Talbott wields considerable influence in no small part because Brookings functions as a farm team for those moving in and out of government in both Republican and Democratic administrations. The institute’s research — among the most widely cited in the press and academia — has caused it to be consistently ranked as the number one U.S. think tank by Foreign Policy magazine. Brookings garners credibility by positioning itself as a home for centrists and with its wide reach, there is no doubt it will continue to wield influence as a power incubator.
CHUCK TODD POLITICAL DIRECTOR NBC HOST ‘THE RUNDOWN ’ MSNBC
as nbc’s senior political mastermind and a host on MSNBC, a significant portion of the networks’ political programming is infused with Todd’s insight, from “The Daily Rundown” to the hugely popular “Morning Joe.” The George Washington University graduate is also a contributor to The Atlantic and will soon be showing off his brainy side as a contender on “Jeopardy: Power Players.”
Janet Murguía (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) RICHARD L TRUMKA
PAUL VOLCKER
RANDI WEINGARTEN
PRESIDENT AFL-CIO
ECONOMIST FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE
PRESIDENT AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
even without his post at the federal Reserve,Volcker commands serious attention. His engineering of what President Obama dubbed the “Volcker Rule,” which attempts to prevent banks from making risky investments at taxpayer’s expense, goes into effect this July, and is what could give the Dodd-Frank legislation its teeth, assuming that the banking lobby doesn’t succeed in killing it during the rule-making process.
at a time when the middle class is struggling to get back on its feet, Weingarten, who represents 1.5 million AFT union members, has never been a more important advocate. She has most recently spoken out on efforts by many states to limit or deny collective bargaining rights and cut funding for public education. Word on the street is that she has President Obama’s ear on ballooning student loan debt, which this year hit the $1 trillion mark and surpassed total credit card debt for the entire nation – a situation that some economists view as the next big economic bubble.
a force for labor rights since 1982, Trumka has continued the AFLCIO’s efforts to strengthen the union movement and support working-class Americans.With its endorsement of President Obama, the organization is set to mobilize 40,000 of its members in a ground effort to gain the support of both union and non-union voters and fend off the “constant barrage of attacks from the right against working Americans.”
CHRIS WALLACE
“In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it.”
HOST ‘FOX NEWS SUNDAY ’ FOX NEWS
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fox news’ tart-tongued sunday morning host slugs it out with a deft touch that can disarm guests on all sides of the political spectrum. Wallace’s pointed eviscerations include grilling Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on his opposition to birth control and Democrat advisor David Axelrod on his alleged use of “fear tactics.” As the presidential race heats up, this will be the show to watch for those who want a more sophisticated, deeper understanding of Republican positions.
GEORGE WILL SYNDICATED COLUMNIST
perhaps the best example of the “power of the pen,” Will has made a long and successful career as an often critical, but always thoughtprovoking columnist. Considered to be the pre-eminent media voice for traditional conservatism, he also has a reputation for unpredictability as well as a penchant for writing that skews
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FAREED ZAKARIA HOST ‘FAREED ZAKARIA GPS ’ CNN EDITOR-AT-LARGE TIME COLUMNIST THE WASHINGTON POST
washington listens carefully to Zakaria’s first-rate foreign policy commentary and analysis that spans the world via television, print and social media. His game-changing analysis and interviews with influential guests such as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey are credited with blunting the considerable influence of AIPAC and helping arrest the steady march to war with Iran — at least for the moment. Zakaria’s non-ideological reportage has earned the respect of many in the defense and intelligence community, including Obama’s NSC chief Tom Donilon, as well as the prestigious 2012 Peabody Award for excellence in journalism.
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SPECIAL REPORT | POWER WOMEN
Women’s issues are once again trending, but the current discourse over the ‘better half’ belies the true strength of female power BY ANNE H. KIM
MORE OFTEN KNOWN FOR COMMENTING ON THE DAY’S NEWS, Hilary Rosen, managing director of SKDKnickerbocker and a frequent political pundit, recently found herself in the unusual position of being the day’s news herself when she criticized Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s wife Ann for never having “worked a day in her life.” The Twitter-verse, blogosphere and traditional media were instantly abuzz over the resumption of the so-called “Mommy Wars,” made infamous by another Hillary’s similarly incendiary 1992 remark about working instead of staying home to bake cookies.While politicos argued about this most recent newsy piece of non-news, many women couldn’t help but wonder: Haven’t we laid this to rest already? Unfortunately, the answer is no, and as Election Day nears, there’s no sign that discussion of this coveted electoral demographic — a group that will likely decide who the most powerful person in the world will be in November — will cool down any time soon.This latest kerfluffle caps weeks of debate over everything from traditional gender roles to birth control (Sandra Fluke anyone?) and abortion. Coincidentally, Rosen’s unfortunate remark came just before National Equal Pay Day in which many women celebrated by taking home a paycheck that — despite President Obama’s 2009 signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — still pays women an average 77 cents for every dollar a man makes for doing the same job. Forty
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years after Ms. Magazine first gave many of these issues a public forum, it feels like the national discourse has traveled back in time. Of course the truth is that much has changed since women burned their bras and marched in the street. Despite these inequities, they are steadily chipping away large chunks of the proverbial glass ceiling. The latest Fortune 500 CEO and Forbes wealthiest lists include more women than ever before. Business watchers are also expecting 2012 to be the “Year of the Woman” in big tech as Meg Whitman attempts to get back to her roots at the helm of Hewlett Packard and Virginia Rommetty steps in to succeed Sam Palmisano as the CEO of IBM. On the campaign front, more women are running for high office thanks to organizations like Emily’s List and charismatic politicians like South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, whom many view as a rising star in the Republican Party. In Washington, the center of power, Christine Lagarde is settling in as head of the IMF, rounding out Washington’s growing female power club, which includes, of course, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, U.N. Amb. Susan Rice and many more high heels filling posts in all fields (See our Power 100 list). In recognition of our Power Issue, we feature a few exceptional Washington women who are wielding the chisel day by day.
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JULEANNA GLOVER
FOUNDING PRINCIPAL, ASHCROFT GROUP The New York Times called Glover a “consummate political insider” and for good reason. The 43-year-old lobbyist has worked for former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney as well as on several other political campaigns. Today, she guides corporate clients through the halls of Congress and throws eclectic, bipartisan parties.
“I don’t believe Democrats are diabolical! They just happen to have a polar-opposite worldview on what drives the country to success.”
CANDIDA ‘CANDI’ WOLFF
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, CITIGROUP Wolff has extensive experience in government as a key legislative staffer under former President George W. Bush and on Capitol “Republicans in Congress may now see even Hill working for Senate less reason to seek compromise between Republicans. As a the GOP and President Obama. Add to lobbyist, she is instrumental in helping the that a hostile election-year environment financial services company spend its $6 miland even the most non controversial piece lion lobbying budget to maximum effect.
MAYA MACGUINEAS
PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET MacGuineas’ diverse background and bipartisan approach make her a sought-a er expert on budget, tax and economic policy issues. A er a stint on Wall Street, she turned to think tanks including Brookings and New America Foundation (where “Any further measures to stimulate the she is also a director) and economy are unlikely to move other sat on the Debt Reduction Task Force. She regularly puts pen to paper than as part of broader debt reduction. More importantly, done right, a smart in The New York Times, The Wall Street debt-reduction plan is absolutely Journal and The Washington Post, where central to an economic-growth agenda.” she also served on the editorial board.
KAREN FINNEY POLITICAL STRATEGIST Finney is a veteran Democratic strategist who has worked in the Clinton Administration and many highprofile campaigns, including Hillary Clinton’s successful bid for the Senate. She has worked at the DNC with Howard Dean in creating the “In 2012, women literally can’t afford famous “50 state strategy” to let candidates off the hook. We credited with a Democratic must leverage our numbers and sweep in 2008. As the head progress to ensure our ability to of her own consulting firm, she is a familiar face participate as equal American on political talk shows and o en comments on the citizens doesn’t slide backward.” political news of the day.
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LISA BARRY
VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, CHEVRON Barry’s roots in Washington run deep. In addition to her multimillion-dollar corporate lobbying responsibilities, “Power is derivative and Barry sits on based upon who you are just about every representing and the strength board imaginable and durability of personal and from the arts to education. professional relationships.”
KAREN NARASAKI
CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
A longtime immigration lawyer, Narasaki led the nation’s foremost Asian American Pacific Islander civil rights organization, the Asian American Justice Center, for 20 years before stepping down earlier this year. Since then, she has continued to be a sought-a er social justice expert on the growing Asian American community, who is o en quoted in major media outlets.
“We have gone from fighting for a seat at the table to now having the opportunity to be leaders at the table. As globalization of our economy and our cultures continues to spin forward, AAPIs will play an important role in bringing progressive movements around the world together.”
CATHY MERRILL WILLIAMS PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER, WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE
Since taking over her family-run regional magazine in the wake of her father Philip’s death in 2006, Williams has steered the multiple National Magazine Award-winning monthly to success online and on the newsstand, even during a recession that has claimed the lives of many regional publications across the country.
“My father would always say it is not my goal to be equitable, it is my goal to be fair.”
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EMPIRE UNPLUGGED
How the Bank Was Won 1657 — The King of Sweden charters the first proto-central bank at Dutchman Johan Palmstruch’s urging. The bank issues Europe’s first paper money in 1661; by 1667, it is liquidated and Palmstuch imprisoned for the financial chaos it created.
Young power players flocked to Montserrat House for a lively debate about the Federal Reserve, further establishing a new ‘salon’ movement in a town where knowledge is both powerful and popular
1694 — The Bank of England is established from the plan of William Paterson to solve growing financial demands. It has been used as the model for all subsequent central banks.
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FREE MARKET
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JEFFREY TUCKER
SUPPORTS HAVING A CENTRAL BANK, BUT THINKS THE FEDERAL RESERVE NEEDS BETTER MANAGEMENT
PROMOTES ABOLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND STRICT ADHERENCE TO PROPERTY RIGHTS
“It’s a necessary institution to prevent calamity; without it, the J.P. Morgans of the world would be running the show.”
“Who do you think is running it now? The J.P. Morgans of the world. We go a scrap this thing and we’ll all be be er off for it.”
“The Federal Reserve’s failure to recognize the housing bubble and to take steps to counter it produced the disastrous economy we have today. However, things would be even worse right now if we didn’t have the Fed.”
“The actions — and inactions — of the Federal Reserve deeply impact the financial stability of our nation. If you think about it, the idea of central banking makes no sense.”
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“Why should we give the arsonist more gasoline? No ma er who runs it, it will always produce more uncertainty and poverty.”
exist happily outside someone else’s control,” Henry says, citing an audience of all stripes and colors that came prepared to fire provocative questions about banking, economics and ethics. The Federal Reserve was the topic of debate with Dean Baker, an economist and World Bank consultant, taking the pro-Fed position against Jeffrey Tucker, an
James Henry and Marta Melis
1832 — American financier Nicolas Biddle puts forth a bill to renew the charter for the Second Bank of the United States, thinking no politician would risk making it an election issue. President Andrew Jackson jumps into the fray and defeats it, calling the bank “a den of vipers.”
Brian Beutler and Alyona Minkovski
economist and executive editor of Laissez Faire Books, advocating for its abolition. After all, what is the most powerful position in Washington? Many believe it is the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank because he has the power to influence the money markets and regulate the world financial system.
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Greg Kadajski, M.J. Harman, Kate Shulka, Kim Shulka, Mary Hill and Doug Hill
Characters from L. 1900 — The bestselling novel “The Frank Baum’s book, ‘The Wonderful Wonderful Wizard Wizard of Oz,’ of Oz” is loaded with act as tour guides powerful symbols through the Federal Reserve of monetary reform: Bank of Cleveland the Yellow Brick Road (gold standard), the Scarecrow (farmers), the Tin Man (industrial workers), the Wicked Witch of the West (Cleveland banker John D. Rockefeller), the Wicked Witch of the East (New York banker J.P. Morgan), the Emerald City of Oz (greenback money), the illusory power of the Wizard in the capital city (who monopolized power through deceit), even Dorothy’s silver slippers (later changed to ruby slippers) symbolized the belief that adding silver coins to gold would provide much needed money to depression-strapped 1890s America.
1913-Present — The Federal Reserve regulates money and credit.
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“It needs improved powers and greater guidance, and things will be be er.”
EMPIRE UNPLUGGED FOUNDER James Henry, 29, picked up the baton from the ultra-exclusive, publicity-shy Empire Salon founded six years ago by his father, John Henry, to form an arena where “the system butts up against the American independent cowboy.” Debating hot topics is much in fashion, “filling a need for the individual who wants to
1791 — Alexander Hamilton creates the First Bank of the United States generating fierce opposition from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
SPECIAL REPORT | POWER DINING
TOP POWER SPOTS Dine like the A-list: These Washington resturants craft killer cuisine.
CAFÉ MILANO 3251 Prospect St NW
LOOK AND FEEL The Georgetown hot spot,
THE FEDERALIST 1177 15th St NW
LOOK AND FEEL The Madison Hotel’s
restaurant evokes the spirit of the 18th century through a menu that combines classic flavors of hearty meats and fresh vegetables. FRESH TAKE Chef de Cuisine Harper McClure crafts an upscale pub menu with dishes like the Veal and Savoy Cabbage
Meat Pie. DRINK UP An extensive wine list complements a wide variety of libations such as the Absinth Sour, a bold choice that fuses Absinth, lemon juice and egg whites. TOP PRIZE The unexpected and delightful turtle soup! whiwww.thefederalistdc.com
BLUE DUCK TAVERN 1201 24th St nw
LOOK AND FEEL The Park Hyatt’s
in-house restaurant features an open kitchen and sleek design by Tony Chi. DRINK UP The Grapefruit Gimlet, a fusion of house-made grapefruit-infused vodka, lemon juice and agave nectar, is one of seven new cocktails introduced this spring. FRESH TAKE The “power breakfast” menu debuts this month with southern-inspired farm to table plates like french toast from pressed bread pudding, porkbelly and fresh squeezed juices. TOP PRIZE Don’t miss desserts by Rammy Pastry Chef of the Year finalist Peter Brett. www.blueducktavern.com
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where owner Francho Nuschese greets kings, presidents and major movie stars is the place to see and be seen in Washington. CELEB SPOTTING Bill and Hillary Clinton, Julia Roberts and Dick Cheney have all sampled the Italian cuisine at this popular eatery. FRESH TAKE The Branzino del Mediterraneo al Rosmarino e Verdure, a Mediterranean sea bass roasted whole with rosemary, white wine and clam sauce, is a must. DRINK UP Celebrate with one of eight fine wines from the handsomely priced “Library Collection.” www.cafemilano.com
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200 16th St NW LOOK AND FEEL The restaurant in the Jefferson Hotel pays homage to the
third president’s gardens in Monticello and love of fine wines. DRINK UP Quill offers a range of cocktails including the Mastermind, which can be customized to your preferred taste and pairs well with the assorted-mini cupcakes also found at the bar. FRESH TAKE Executive Chef Chris Jakubiec’s must-try seven-course tasting menu features the decadent Saute Sturgeon Filet with white asparagus, caviar hollandaise and blood orange. www.jeffersondc.com
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ELITE EATS WL spotlights the 2012 Rammy “Power Spot� finalists, a shortlist of restaurants caterng to the power elite
RISTORANTE TOSCA
FOUNDING FARMERS
Just three blocks from the White House, FOUNDING FARMERS, PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW has built a top-notch reputation on fresh fare with an upscale touch. As the number-one booked restaurant on Open Table across the nation for over a year, the eco-friendly operation plays host to an average of 1,000 guests a day.With a roster of regular power patrons, including Mayor Vincent Gray, Jill Biden and Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.), Founding Farmers offers a dual dining experience, perfect for those who want to be in the spotlight or lie low in a private “silo booth.� www.wearefoundingfarmers.com
THE SOURCE BY WOLFGANG PUCK
Built on the reputation of world-renowned chef WOLFGANG PUCK, THE SOURCE PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW has proven to be an integral part of the Washington dining experience since opening in 2007. Located between the U.S. Capitol and the White House, the Asian-fusion restaurant attracts a long list of high-ranking personalities, including Speaker of the House John Boehner, Wolf Blitzer, Vernon Jordan and Google executive Eric Schmidt.The multiple-Rammy nominee boasts an attentive staff, flexible menu and private dining options. www.wolfgangpuck.com
701 AND THE OVAL ROOM Ashok Bajaj is known as the restaurant “king� of D.C. with eight dining spots throughout the city. Since the early ’90s he has catered to Washington’s power players, so it’s no surprise that PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW and THE OVAL ROOM CONNECTICUT AVE NW , his third and fourth ventures, are award contenders. Both are destinations for the likes of First Lady Michelle Obama, Maureen Dowd, Sen. Mark Warner (R-Va.) and Don Graham and feature high ceilings, patio closed-door dining and modern American fare. The secret formula to attracting high-level clientele? “We provide the whole package and get to know our patrons’ preferences for what table they want to reserve, favorite wine and menu items they enjoy,� Bajaj says. www.701restaurant.com; www.ovalroom.com.
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JOSÉ ANDRÉS: CULINARY KING Local food guru JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs recieved national attenion last month as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Pictured alongside President Barack Obama, TimTebow and others, AndrĂŠs was deemed an, “advocate, promoter, entrepreneur, philanthropist and artist, “ by Anthony Bourdain, the famed chef and television personality, who penned the Time write up. The 2011 James Beard Award winner was lauded for his work with nonprofit D.C. Central Kitchen and teaching stints at Harvard as a professor of “Science and Cooking.â€? He has also been recognized for his work to help relief efforts in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there. As the nationwide demand for his creative dishes grows, AndrĂŠs remains true to Washington, recently taking on the food truck trade with PepĂŠ, a mobile eatery specializing in stacked Spanishstyle bocadillo sandwiches. The popular and decadent “Pepito de Iberico,â€? stuffed with Iberico pork and Serrano ham and the hazlenut ice cream sandwiches are the perfect introduction to the chef’s play on flavor and accessibility. AndrĂŠs is the owner of Think Food Group and five successful dining establishments: Jaleo, Zatinya, Oyamel, CafĂŠ Atlantico and Minibar. www.thinkfoodgroup.com
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The famed Penn Quarter eatery RISTORANTE TOSCA F ST NW , where then-Sen. Barack Obama decided to run for president over dinner with Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, is a go-to spot for Washington’s elite. James Beard Best Chefs of D.C. honoree Massimo Fabbri and owner Paolo Sacco craft an experience where “every regular is known by name, as well as his or her favorite dish, drink or preferred waiter.�VIP treatment, discreet ambiance and fresh northern Italian cuisine have secured a following that includes Steve Elmendorf, Mark Isakowitz and Heather and Tony Podesta, who have hung a painting from their private collection above their favorite table. www.toscadc.com
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OPPOSITE PAGE: THE WRIGHTS coral top coat ($1,080), MAX MARA white pencil skirt ($460); Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000, www.saksfifthavenue. com; CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Glory coral heels ($895); Saks Fifth Avenue, Tysons Galleria, 2051 International Drive, McLean, Va., 703-761-0700, www.saksfifthavenue.com; MARY SOL clutch ($73); Charm Georgetown, 2910 M St. NW, Washington DC, 202-298-0420, www.charmgeorgetown.com. ABOVE: SINCLAIRE 10 navy blue and white dress ($315), PRADA red and pink two-toned handbag ($2,950); Saks Fifth Avenue, Tysons Galleria, 2051 International Drive, McLean, Va., 703-761-0700, www.saksfifthavenue.com; CAROLINA HERRERA printed scarf ($490), CHANEL heels ($895); Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000, www.saksfifthavenue.com; JORGE ADELER custom dangle diamond and 5.48 carat andesine earrings in 14carat white gold ($11,950); Adeler Jewelers, 772 Walker Road, Great Falls, Va., 703-759-4076, www.adelerjewelers.com
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PRADA jacket ($1,380); Saks Fifth Avenue, Chevy Chase, 5555 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000, www.saksfifthavenue.com; ARMANI COLLECTION dress ($845); Saks Jandel, 5510 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-652-2250; RED VALENTINO green bow purse ($745), KATE SPADE spotted wedges ($350); Saks Fifth Avenue, Tysons Galleria, 2051 International Drive, McLean, Va., 703-761-0700, www.saksfifthavenue.com; KENDRA SCOTT Dori necklace ($220); Charm Georgetown, 2910 M St. NW, Washington DC, 202-298-0420, www.charmgeorgetown.com
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DOLCE AND GABBANA white floral collar blouse ($545); Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000, www.saksfifthavenue.com; CUSHNIE ET OCHS halter cutout eyelet dress ($1,995); Saks Jandel, 5510 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301 652-2250; CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN floral peep-toe shoes ($995); Saks Fifth Avenue, Tysons Galleria, 2051 International Drive, McLean, Va., 703-761-0700, www.saksfifthavenue.com
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ERIN FETHERSTON beige pleated dress (Price upon request), CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN cheetah wedges (Price upon request); Saks Fifth Avenue, Tysons Galleria, 2051 International Drive, McLean, Va., 703-761-0700, www. saksfifthavenue.com; ($2,250); JORGE ADELER custom pendant with a 39-karat citrine cabochon gemstone enhanced with round diamond melee pavĂŠ mounted in semi-circle channels ($10,350); JORGE ADELER custom dangle earrings with round and pear shaped peridot mounted in 14-karat yellow gold bezels ($6,999); JORGE ADELER custom 7.41-carat diamond ring mounted in a gold frame with 14-carat diamond accents ($4,599); Adeler Jewelers, 772 Walker Road Great Falls, Va., 703-759-4076, www. adelerjewelers.com
STELLA MCCARTNEY blouse ($665), VALENTINO gold peep-toe shoes ($745); Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000, www.saksfifthavenue.com; SALVATORE FERRAGAMO flared sailor white silk pant ($1,240); Saks Jandel, 5510 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-652-2250. OPPOSITE PAGE: THE WRIGHTS floral printed silk shirt ($530), PRADA white skinny pant ($495); Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000, www.saksfifthavenue.com; JIMMY CHOO white strappy heels ($750); Saks Fifth Avenue, Tysons Galleria, 2051 International Drive, McLean, Va., 703-761-0700, www.saksfifthavenue.com; TIFFANY & Co. Garden cat eye sunglasses with round Austrian crystals ($480); Tiffany & Co., Fairfax Square, 8045 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va., 703-893-7700, www.tiffany.com
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TORY BURCH resin band bangle ($145); Neiman Marcus at Mazza Gallerie, www. neimanmarcus.com
VINCE cropped skinny jeans in coral ($195); Neiman Marcus at Mazza Gallerie, www. neimanmarcus.com
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REBECCA TAYLOR “Ruffle Me Up” dress ($295); www. rebeccataylor.com BRIAN ATWOOD “Silly String” ankle boot ($1,065); Neiman Marcus at Mazza Gallerie, www. neimanmarcus.com
KATE SPADE “Gold Coast Meadow” bag in coral ($398); Bloomingdales Chevy Chase; www. bloomingdales.com
ELIE TAHARI “Pricilla” stretchy satin espadrille wedge sandal in coral ($198); Saks Fifth Avenue in Chevy Chase, www. saksfifthavenue.com
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REED KRAKOFF Soft Boxer Bag in coral ($1,290); Saks Fifth Avenue in Tysons Galleria, www. saksfifthavenue.com
TIMELESS Count down to summer with stylish wrist candy that push glitz to the limit
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FREDERIQUE CONSTANT HEALEY Limited edition 18-karat goldplated stainless steel gentleman’s watch with a leather strap ($2,950); Tiny Jewel Box, www. tinyjewelbox.com
FENDI Square timepiece with ceramic bezel and 18-karat gold-plated accents ($1,295); Saks Fifth Avenue, Tysons Galleria, www. saksfifthavenue.com
HUBLOT Classic Fusion Skeleton Tourbillon, in “King Gold” (Price upon request); Liljenquist and Beckstead Jewelers, available by special order, www.liljenquist.com
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AVANT-GARDE: Visual artist Viole a Markelou didn’t pull any punches at this year’s Fashion Fights Poverty fashion show, highlighting the 100-percent-volunteerrun charity’s core value of dressing responsibly. Videos above and giant shopping carts on the runway more than hinted at mass consumerism in a digital age. Eco/ethical designers on the runway included Earthtec, Lavuk and Ginger Root Design with a modern dance troupe providing thoughtful interludes between looks. “Project Runway” star Luis Valenzuela wowed the crowd with his up-cycled “eco art fashion to wear” featuring sculpted bustiers and a “Star Wars” wedding dress.
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CANINE COUTURE The 6th Annual Fashion for Paws Runway Show, benefiting the Washington Humane Society, held its most successful and star-filled event to date. F4P raised over $700,000 since January — already surpassing its 2012 goal. E! News’ Ashlan Gorse a ended with her current squeeze Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Marie Osmond brought down the house when she adopted a puppy on the spot. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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MUSICAL MUSEUM GATHERING Former Rep. Jane Harman, now president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, was honored at a reception for the National Women’s History Museum at Judith Terra’s handsome home “White Oaks.” NWMH President, Joan Wages, who works tirelessly to secure a proper site near the Mall for the nascent museum, reminded supporters that their fund-raising luncheon and a Neiman Marcus Eileen Fisher Collection fashion show would be held a week later, with museum supporters as models. SEEN Joining Terra, chairman of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, was Judith Terra, Eleanor Clift and Jane Harman her daughter-in-law Pamela Gordon Banks, (Photo courtesy of D-Sharp Photography) the first woman premier of Bermuda; Virginia Hayes Williams, an activist for children’s causes (and the mother of former Mayor Anthony Williams); Hogan Lovell’s Christina Warnke, an official of the White House Project, which trains and prepares young women for Rosé wines from Provence work their magic on local oenophiles; an leadership; journalist and television personality Eleanor Clift; Shahin Mafi, founder of the Azar impromptu concert charms guests Foundation for Children of the World; and at a gathering for the National Women’s History Museum philanthropist Arlene Reva. PLEASANT SURPRISE Cutting the pink BY DONNA SHOR fondant-covered cake revealed that its cascade of cherry blossoms was neither real nor porcelain, SUN IN A GLASS Provence came to Washington legendary Alexis Lichine, who did much to but the sugar-sculpted creation of Sharon Hare, last week with a tasting of wines from 20 of emphasize Bordeaux on the world wine map. of the Blessed Hands Bakery. the finest rosé producers of the region, held at It was because of Alexis, “The Pope of Wine” UNEXPECTED GRACE NOTE As the party Againn. (No, not a misprint, Againn is Gaelic as Leslie Hennessy’s book has named him, that I was ending, a spontaneous musical event sprang for “all of us” and the New York Avenue NW first began as a wine writer and up when photographer Dana restaurant has Irish origins.) lecturer. Co-author of Lichine’s Morgan spotted Terra’s piano Rosés of Provence are heady, some reaching “Encyclopedia of Wines and and began to play magnificently, 14 percent alcohol content, so tasters welcomed Spirits of the World” was my and no wonder. She is an awardAgainn’s hot buffet over the usual bread and husband William Fifield. While winning talent who appeared cheese to clear their palates. (To clear their heads, working on the encyclopedia, we the next night on Television several went the traditional way, and spit.) One. Soprano Marjhan Golban, lived three extraordinary years in Wine-making began there when Phocean Margaux’s Château Lascombes Wages’ development assistant, Château Greeks from Asia Minor settled Massilia, today’s owned by Alexis Lichine and joined Morgan to sing an aria D’Esclans’ Marseilles, bringing grapes with them. Wine David Rockefeller, where our from the opera “Samson and Paul Chevalier buffs once counted Provence rosé as a mere twins slept in a turreted tower. Delilah.” Suddenly the rich voice summertime quaff, best enjoyed under those of Virginia Williams (a former Sasha sold Château Prieuréfamed blue and sunny skies. But the region’s Lichine for $28.8 million, member of the California Lyra wines, just as others around the world, have left Bordeaux for the St. Tropez region and Opera Company) joined in. Then professional made great gains in quality over recent years. resolved to make the best rosé in Provence. musician and NWHM volunteer Christina It was a sentimental joy to this writer to taste With the pioneering Lichine spirit and the aid Hardisty-Eldritch rose to sing Rogers and the chief Provence innovator’s superb Château of oenologist Patrick Leon, he may have done Hart’s “My Funny Valentine,” rounding out the D’Esclans, made by Sasha Lichine, son of the just that. impromptu songfest.
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FIGHT FOR CHILDREN’S SCHOOL NIGHT Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL SERVIN’ UP SUCCESS: Celebrity chef Gail Simmons hosted this perennially popular celebration for the winners of Fight for Children’s Quality School Initiative. Her appearance was especially appropriate as the evening also served to highlight the new Ingredients for Excellence in education program which furthers FFC’s work for local underprivileged students. After dinner, guests danced to the musical stylings of the Grammy-nominated band Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue.
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STAYING SMART: Loyal friends and supporters of FOCUS, the nonprofit group responsible for the District’s strong public charter school law, gathered for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, lively music and a pep talk by former New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein (who considers school choice a civil rights issue for lower-income families). ALL GETTING ALONG: Mayor Vincent Gray, Council Chairman Kwame Brown, Deputy Mayor for Education DeShawn Wright and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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CYNTHIA RYAN’S BLACK & WHITE BIRTHDAY Mansion on O Street | PHOTOS BY KWESI ABBENSETTS SOIREE OF SOCIAL CHANGE: Inspired by Truman Capote’s iconic Black & White Ball (circa 1966), Schooner Foundation principal Cynthia Ryan took over the entire Mansion on O Street to celebrate her birthday with Washington’s politically active & internationally engaged community. Encrusted and feathered masks were provided for the revelers who danced late into the night, among them the Clinton Global Initiative’s Girls and Women’s Program Penny Abeywardena, Rebuild the Dream founder Van Jones, Democracy Alliance’s Alexandra Visher, Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi, and the Wallace Global Fund’s Ellen Dorsey. In lieu of birthday presents, guests supported the Fonderie47 Foundation that finances removal of assault rifles from the Congo, transforming them into exquisite gold and metal jewelry like the Philip Crangi earrings worn by Cynthia.
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ARENA STAGE’S GOLDEN GA Mead Center for American Theater | PHOTOS BY BEN DROZ CURTAIN CALL Trustees, patrons and friends championed the importance of American theater by walking a golden carpet to support Arena’s training programs for future artists and educators. Guests enjoyed a dynamic performance by two-time-Tony nominee Kate Baldwin and the presentation of this year’s American Voice Awards by Arena’s Artistic Director Molly Smith to Sens. Patrick Leahy and Thad Cochran. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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‘GOOD’ NEWS Honoring the Persian New Year, celebrated by countries throughout the Near East on the first day of Spring for two millennia, diplomats and government officials celebrated the Nowruz Commission’s first anniversary gala. Founders Bijan and Gissou Kian and Nasser Kazeminy welcomed 400 guests before Valerie Jarre delivered President Obama’s best wishes, followed by a colorful performance by the Silk Road Dance Company. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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COUNTING ON A CURE: The 10th annual awards show benefiting the Foundation Fighting Blindness honored author of political intrigue novels Tom Clancy and Rep. Jerry Lewis for their work on behalf of finding a cure for retinal degenerative diseases, which affects more than 10 million Americans. WJLA-TV’s Alison Starling emceed the event, which raised $375,000.
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George Town Club | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL PERFECT PARTNERS: The recently launched boutique realty firm, Beasley Real Estate, celebrated its partnership with another new-to-Washington business, the venerable international auction house Bonhams. The nation’s capital is the latest outpost for the London-based Bonhams and Dr. Martin Gammon has relocated here to head up the new office. Both Gammon and Jim Bell, founder and managing partner of Beasley, expressed excitement over the two firms joining forces. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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A performance by Foreigner, a crowd of almost 2,000 and $3 million raised made this annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society event unforge able.
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Mayflower Hotel | PHOTOS COURTESY OF DOWNTOWN DC A crowd of over 750 celebrated the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s annual bash with chic eats from the District’s best chefs. 1. Abby Fenton and Alison Starling 2. Art Smith, Susan Norton and José Andrés 3. A whimsical stiltwalker
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GM executives and enviros turned out in support of the Colorado Basin feature “Watershed: Exploring a new Water Ethic for the New West.”
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JAZZ PIECE FOR ST THE 21 CENTURY Legendary private investigator Terry Lenzner and his wife Margaret live far from the public eye in concert with nature, water, earth and sculpted light
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argaret and Terry Lenzner’s 6,500-squarefoot modernist home in Cleveland Park may look ordinary in its dimension and siting, but it is very different from a traditional house both inside and out.That could also be said of Mr. Lenzner, a preeminent private investigator who served as former assistant chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee and is president and founder of Investigative Group International (IGI) – called “the gold standard of private financial detection.” A master fact-finder, Mr. Lenzner has enjoyed a varied career, and humor comes naturally to him. “I am sometimes even amused by the greed, narcissism and pride that motivates situations I investigate,” he says. “Reducing a complex situation to clear, straightforward reporting is always satisfying, even if the client doesn’t want to hear it.” Applying the lessons learned from Watergate – “follow the money” and “when did he know it?”– are often key to unraveling dense machinations. One of the scandals revealed by the Watergate investigation, he says, “was the use of illegal contributions to pay for ‘dirty tricks’ to undermine the Democratic
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Left: Margaret and Terry Lenzner. Top: The changing light during the day adds a dynamic aspect enlivening even the calmest space. Sculptures come alive prompting discourse in the garden while large stones evoke the fullness of light, air, water and earth in the evening. Above: The elongated living room is a museum of art, surrounded by water in the windows below with views to a 5-foot waterfall cascading from the garden. From the garden side, the Lenzners reflect on a calm pond. From inside the house, a thundering waterfall soothes the psyche. Well suited for entertaining, their residence provides ample space for displaying wall art and sculptures.
primary. Those covert – then illegal – funds were peanuts compared to the huge sums that the recent landmark Citizens United decision by the United States Supreme Court allows to influence elections.” In this election year, Mr. Lenzner is most distressed by this. “Allowing unlimited contributions of a few wealthy corporations and individuals
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Left: Window slits offer a “natural” glimpse of visitors while forming a horizontal frame. Below: Southern light bathes sculpture and soul. “Large stones floating above the ground on clever hidden columns alleviate the strain of life with weight becoming weightless,” architect Travis Price says. Bottom right: The thin copper outer edges of the house clasp the staggered rooms not unlike two hands holding a myriad of sculptures and family.
Above: A back-garden view where the elongated pool moves water toward the south façade. From his study desk, Mr. Lenzner sees Ernst Barlach’s “Avenging Angel” on a pedestal in the garden — a dynamic and fierce figure. On a wall inside his study is a “relative” — Käthe Kollwitz’s bronze “Hommage to Barlach,’”a tender image of two strong hands embracing a face in grief.
with special interests to achieve influence over the electoral process threatens to render meaningless the citizen participation that our country’s democracy depends upon. If this decision stands,” he says, “I fear for the future of our democracy.” For their new home, the Lenzners asked architect Travis Price for a design that makes them feel outside when they’re inside. “The whole house is a focal point, like a piece of sculture itself, all about space and light,” says Price, author of the new book “Mythic Modern: Architectural Expeditions into the Spirit of Place.” He designed the poetic space to reflect the lives of its owners’ immense love of art and sculpture, mostly 20th century bronzes and related drawings and prints by Barlach, Kollwitz, Zorach, Chaim Gross, Chana Orloff, Rodin and Baskin. “Travis was successful especially in the living room with its placid view looking across the garden to the National Cathedral, and the calmness of the canal seen through the floor level windows along the side,” says Mrs. Lenzner. The basic concept for the interior is different from traditional
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houses. An element of Price’s different approach is the curve of the exterior walls. He envisioned the house as two hands embracing a glass box. Each opposing hand is wide at the thumb joint and pointed at the finger end. The house replicates these embracing hands; on the east side, the front width incorporates the kitchen, narrows and terminates with a point of copper wall at the rear. Mrs. Lenzner, who learned to play the cello at age 50, says “sharing our three grandchildren’s delights and discoveries is a sublime pleasure.” She describes herself and her husband as “pretty ordinary people, and wouldn’t expect anyone to think otherwise. Despite what some imagine, Terry has never been the center of any conspiracy.”
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Great Falls, VA
Alexandria, VA
Observatory Circle, DC
Georgetown, DC
Penny Yerks, LLC 703.760.0744
Robin Waugh 703.819.8809
Marco Stilli 202.255.1552
Julia Diaz-Asper 202.256.1887
Luxurious stone and stucco Ironwood home with fine landscaping by Charles Owen. Show-stopping Santos Mahogany floors and custom woodwork throughout. Features an elegant European kit, grand mahogany library and gorgeous flagstone patio with a stone fplc. An iron gate opens to the wine tasting/dining room and custom wine cellar. Two 2-car garages flank the driveway with a lush carriage house apartment complete with full-bath and fireplace. $3,999,000.
Constructed c. 1855 & recently renovated, this lovely Victorian in historic Old Town features grand entertaining spaces and exquisite period details on 4 levels, with an elevator servicing all floors. Luxurious amenities include a chef’s EIK, smart house tech, audio system w/ private media rm and dual staircases to private rooms w/ roof balconies. 2 sybaritic master suites w/ marble spa baths, wine tasting cellar and charming rear garden w/ parking. $2,495,000.
Featuring 5 BR, 5.5 baths, expanded kitchen, large walk-out basement with au-pair suite, detached 2-car garage and outdoor spaces tastefully landscaped with lighting and automatic irrigation system. This unique property, flooded with light and serenity, is a perfect home for a modern city living experience. Also available for rent at $9,400/month. $2,345,000.
Charming brick 1812 Federal in the West Village. Features an elegant hall entrance, den, kitchen, dining room and staff quarters. A 2nd level living room opens to the terrace and garden. This 5 BR, 3 full-bath residence comes with 3 fireplaces with original mantels, random width floor boards, and an abundance of sunlight. Terrific location close to all of Georgetown’s finest amenities: parks, stores, restaurants, cafes and galleries. $2,040,000.
is pleased to announce that Grace Yang, Howard Fletcher, Palisades, DC
Beautiful 6 BR, 5.5 bath home with elevator in the picturesque Palisades neighborhood. Enjoy fabulous parties in this entertainer’s dream home. A well appointed lawn with great landscaping welcomes you to this charming home filled with modern amenities, designer touches, and custom painting throughout. Quiet neighborhood feel, yet close to all that DC has to offer. Mins to shopping and dining. $1,990,000.
Woodley Park, DC
Megan Motherway, Michael Fowler &
Spectacular units still available at the WoodleyWardman by MMG Development. Luxury flats with maple hardwood floors, designer carpets, and gourmet kitchens featuring Jenn-Air gas cooking and FisherPaykel refrigerators. Located one block from Woodley Park Red Line Metro. Furnished models available to show. $625,000-$1,950,000.
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David DeSantis 202.438.1542 Michele Topel 202.469.1966 Thomas Castagnola 202.297.5151
Bill Hounshell 202.271.7111 Michael Fowler 202.812.0272
Foxhall, DC
Dynamite 5 BR, 5.5 bath Federal with grand foyer, premier kitchen, exciting living and entertaining spaces with views onto fantastic patio, garden and pool. Includes a study, gym, 2 family rooms, 2 fireplaces, fantastic roof terrace, built-ins, garage, and more. Located in a quiet neighborhood along the Potomac near Georgetown. $1,775,000.
Richard Seaton 202.907.8037 Claudia Donovan 202.251.7011
Georgetown, DC
Georgetown, DC
Palisades, DC
Nancy Stewart 202.321.4556 Susan F. Carr 202.320.9914
Gary Wicks 202.486.8393 Mary Fox 202.316.9631
Claudia Donovan 202.251.7011 Richard Seaton 202.907.8037
This large converted flat offers 2/3 BRs, 3.5 baths and significant entertaining spaces with gracious flow. Detailed lighting customizations and special effects grace this home to make it a one-of-a-kind treasure. Features include a wonderful open chef’s kitchen with eating area, master BR with 2 en-suite baths and walk-in closets, storage space, private parking and rooftop pool. Price Upon Request.
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The incomparable 3303 Water Street – the most sought-after address along the Georgetown Waterfront. Two, large 1 BR residences featuring clean architectural lines, the finest finishes and expansive C&O Canal views. A discreet, full service community with dramatic common areas, spectacular city and river views, rooftop pool, sun decks, doorman and concierge. $925,000–$1,049,999.
Downtown, D.C. 202.234.3344
Georgetown, D.C. 202.333.1212
This dynamite 3 BR, 3.5 bath Palisades townhome provides turn-key, close-in living in a tranquil setting. Constructed in 1979, the property offers amenities and upgrades at every turn. Beautiful hardwood floors and crown moldings, two fireplaces, eat-in kitchen. Each bedroom has an en-suite bath. Fantastic deck and covered two-car parking. Quick access to parks, bike path, downtown. $849,500.
McLean, VA 703.319.3344
Chevy Chase, MD 301.967.3344
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THE DISTRICT Businessman and technology entrepreneur Tom DePasquale sold CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW to Louis DeJoy Jr. for $3.1 million. Dejoy is CEO of New Breed Logistics. The luxe seven-story cooperative, built in 1917, has a mere 26 units. The four-bedroom, five-bath apartment featured in James Goode’s “Best Addresses” book about Washington’s most prestigious apartment houses, occupies 5,400 square feet and features a dining room that seats 20 people. Lester “Ruff” Fant sold Jeffrey Lindsey TH STREET NW for $3 million. Lindsey is president of Alpha Corporation, a construction firm based in Sterling,Va. Fant is founder of TowPath Partners, a District-based finance company. The spectacular East Village property features a gracious entry hall with sweeping staircase, renovated gourmet kitchen, additional chef ’s kitchen, terrace and pool.The listing agent was Washington Fine Properties’ Eileen McGrath while the buyer’s agents were Matt McCormick and Ellen Morrell, also of Washington Fine Properties. John Holmes, a District-based real estate developer and owner of Adams Investment Group, sold TH STREET NW for $2.1 million. The 5,000-square-foot historic Dupont rowhouse features five bedrooms, seven fireplaces, a formal dining room, gourmet kitchen and lower level au pair suite. TTR Sotheby’s Jonathan Taylor was the listing agent while the buyer’s agent was Camille Gemayel of Coldwell Banker. Carmen Petrowitz, a flamboyant presence on the Washington social scene for decades, sold DENT PLACE NW in Georgetown
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The nine-bedroom, 14-bath custom-built mansion at 814 Leigh Mill Road in Great Falls sold for $3.9 million to Sanjay and Aparna Purni.
to Domenica Lomonte for $1,273,750 before moving back to her native Panama. Mrs. Petrowitz’s late husband was constitutional law expert and American University professor Harold C. Petrowitz. The four-bedroom stucco-and-brick townhouse was built in 1927. The property also features a carriage house that was rented to William Kennedy Smith when he was a medical student at Georgetown University. Long & Foster’s Maija Budow was the listing and buyer’s agent. Foxhall Developers sold FOXHALL ROAD NW, a new Craftsman-style home in the Palisades, for $2,150,000.The development company is run by two of the metro area’s most prominent builders: Carl Bernstein, president of The Cheshire Development
Companies, and Michael Joy, president of Joy Development. The six-bedroom property was designed by Studio Z with 5,800 square feet of custom finishes spanning four levels, including a gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, library and au pair suite. Rita Beler sold VOLTA PLACE NW to Steven and Monica Bauer-Hesling for $2,490,000. The four-bedroom Georgetown abode was built in 1975. The stately brick residence features a two-story octagonal dining room with library above, a cook’s kitchen, two private walled gardens, a lower-level media room and a garage with parking for two cars. TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Maggie Shannon was the listing agent while Gonul Otar of RE/MAX was the buyer’s agent.
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Chevy Chase, Maryland
$1,399,000
Exquisite home built in 2002 with luxurious living and entertaining spaces. Custom details throughout include high ceilings, crown moldings, hardwood floors, and an elevator. This 6-bedroom, 5.5-bath, 3-car garage residence is close to NIH and Metro. Bethesda Avenue Office 240.497.1700.
Potomac, Maryland
$1,299,000
This spectacular Colonial offers unparalleled luxury with an award-winning renovation. Soaring ceilings, custom lighting, built-ins and a stunning master suite with luxury bath are among its special features. Donna Karpa & Sharon Owens 301.215.6907/ 301.907.7600 (O). donna.karpa@LNF.com
Arlington, Virginia
$1,020,000
Custom built in 2006, this home offers a stunning 4,500 square feet of luxury living. This 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath home has a gourmet kitchen, 3 gas fireplaces, a master suite, a guest suite, a sundeck, and a 2-car garage. Woodley Park Office 202.483.6300.
Potomac, Maryland
$1,199,000
Almost $100K price reduction! Superb floorplan for easy lifestyle and entertaining. Awesome views from every room. Features include a fabulous master suite, 2 fireplaces, and a private patio. Located just moments from Potomac Village, Great Falls Park, C&O Canal/ towpath and DC. Potomac Village Office 301.299.6000.
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Bethesda, Maryland
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$1,250,000
Close to Potomac Village yet private and secluded on over half an acre. The open floor plan includes a large country kitchen w/brick fireplace and granite, a sunroom overlooking the pond and gazebo, and a 2-story family room w/French doors to the patio and fantastic views. Potomac Village Office 301.983.0060.
Woodley Park, D.C.
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$1,285,000
Sensational 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath custom-built home with a 2-story foyer, a gourmet granite kitchen, a family room with stone fireplace, a large sunroom, an elegant dining room, a spacious living room, a master suite with sitting area, and a fully finished lower level. Friendship Heights Office 301.652.2777.
$1,780,000
Circa 1914, this 6BR/3.5BA gracious home is sited on over a 10,000 sq. ft lot, just blocks to the National Cathedral & Wisconsin Ave shops & restaurants. Fresh paint, refinished hardwood floors, new carpet, updated master bath, and fabulous period details. Peggy Ferris & Judi Levin 202.438.1524/ 202.364.1300 (O).
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Percent of Homes Bought & Sold
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Cleveland Park, D.C.
7.4% 5%
$1,399,000
Beautifully renovated. Located on prestigious Mass. Ave. The best of city living within a few blocks of Wisconsin Ave., restaurants, shopping and easy access to Tenleytown and Georgetown. Stunning kitchen and baths, hardwoods, sound system, 2-car garage and backyard. Nancy Itteilag 202.905.7762/ 202.363.1800 (O).
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$1,190,000
Historic, renovated 1920’s builder’s home. Features include wood floors, stainless steel kitchen, living room with fireplace, formal dining room, sunroom, office, built-ins, fenced back yard, raised garden bed, and a garage. Close to everything with a Walk Score of 98! Kathleen Ryan 240.418.3127/ 202.363.9700 (O).
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$3,050,000
The ultimate urban enclave. Custom built in 2007, this 7BR, 7+BA home offers 6 fireplaces, a separate entrance au pair/in-law level, a 2-car garage + 4 spaces, an elevator, and a gourmet 3-oven kitchen. Prime for gracious living and elegant entertaining. Matthew G. Smith 202.406.0404/ 202.362.1300 (O).
David Romm bought WATER STREET MARYLAND NW Unit 8-C for $2,450,000. The two- Michael Kay, principal of The Keystone bedroom condo unit is luxury living at its finest Group, sold REDWOOD AVENUE
overlooking the C & O Canal in Georgetown. The light-filled unit boasts 2,200 square feet of interior living space and an additional 900square-foot private terrace. Other property features include an upper-level family room with a den, a wet bar and a two-car garage. Mark McFadden of Washington Fine Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was the listing agent while Russell Firestone of TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was the buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent. Vinod Gupta sold RESERVOIR ROAD NW for $1.9 million to Josephine Wang. Gupta is founder of Infogroup, a technologyconsulting firm that he sold in 2010 for $680 million. Mr. Gupta, an Indian-born major Democratic fundraiser, was recognized in Bill Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Givingâ&#x20AC;? for his hiring of disabled people and those on welfare. Wang is general counsel of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. The fourbedroom brick townhouse on a corner lot in Georgetown features a beautiful walled garden with a pergola. Amenities include multiple fireplaces, a finished basement with a kitchenette and a full bath as well as a solarium with skylights. TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tessa Morris listed and sold the property.
in Bethesda for $2,750,000. The contemporary house sits on more than an acre of land with a swimming pool, a pool house and beautifully landscaped gardens. Robert Kogod, the prominent commercial developer, built it in 1967. Kay purchased the home from Thomas Friedman, a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The World is Flat.â&#x20AC;? TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maggie Shannon was the listing agent.
A Craftsman-style residence newly built by developers Carl Bernstein and Michael Joy at 1450 Foxhall Road NW in the District sold for $2,150,000.
VIRGINIA Sanjay and Aparna Purni bought LEIGH MILL ROAD in Great Falls from First Savings Mortgage Corporation for $3.9 million. The 24,000-square-foot custom mansion was built in 2007 and sits on three-and-a-half extremely private acres with commanding wild-life views. The property features nine bedrooms, 14 baths, a gourmet kitchen, a separate chef â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen and a butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry. The listing agents were William F. X. Moody and Robert Hryniewicki of Washington Fine Properties; the buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent was PJ Sikand of BelleTerra Realtors.
James Withoit III sold RADCLIFF ROAD in the Belle Haven neighborhood of
Alexandria for $1,865,000 with the help of TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cindy Golubin. Withoit, a lawyer and prominent builder, ran a successful antique business in Old Town. He has since moved to North Carolina. The seven-bedroom house was built in 1939 and completely renovated in 2009 to feature an impressive addition. The property, nestled on a quarter acre of lush landscaping, offers two decks perfect for al fresco dining and entertaining.
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Realtor Brian Logan of Brian Logan Real Estate is selling CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD NW for $16,125,000, making it the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most expensive listing. The seven-bedroom, 15,600-squarefoot house was built in 2004 and overlooks Battery Kemble Park. It features a ballroom, a pool with a guesthouse, a gym and a dining room that seats 18.
land Park for $5.3 million. Built in 1793, it is thought to be the longest-standing home in the District. Constantine is a director of financial security at the Pew Health Group. The 5,200-squarefoot house, which was restored in 2002, has four bedrooms and 10 fireplaces. The property sits on half an acre of land and features a pool with views of National Cathedral. The house is listed by Coldwell Bankerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marin Hagen and Sylvia Bergstrom.
LONGEST-STANDING HOME LISTED Eleni Constantine listed the Rosedale Farmhouse at BETHESDA DESIGNER GEM NEWARK STREET NW in Cleve- HITS Gary and Dale Abrahams
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are selling HAMPDEN LANE in Bethesda for $5.5 million. Mr. Abrahams is the founder of ExecuStay by Marriott and co-founder of Horizon Financial Corporation. The five-bedroom Edgemoor property boasts nearly 7,000 square feet and was built in 2001 by Sandy Spring and decorated by Barry Dixon. It boasts a chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen, a library with a fireplace and a built-in aquarium, a home theater, a full bar and a wine cellar. Outdoor features include a plunge pool, spa and a screened-in porch. Long & Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wendy Banner is the listing agent.
SPORT & HEALTH FOUNDERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME FOR SALE The former home of John Ariail Jr., an Alexandria entrepreneur and founder of Sport & Health Clubs, is on the market. The historic five-bedroom brick Federal-style home at CAMERON STREET is listed for $5.5 million. The property, built in 1820, features carefully restored woodwork attributed to George Andrew. The house has been lovingly maintained to preserve its historic past and expanded to meet the needs of the modern buyer. McEnearney Associatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Carol Cleary is the listing agent.
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his extraordinary custom French Country masterpiece was designed by acclaimed architect Mark Sullenberger and constructed by award winning Sandy Spring Builders. A fabulous floor plan is introduced by an exciting Grand Foyer with double barreled ceiling and is ideal for both full scale entertaining and comfortable family living. From the sensational Grand Salon with two-story beamed cathedral ceiling to the spectacular gourmet chef’s Kitchen with fantastic two-tiered Center Island and stunning Breakfast Room to the incredible two-story English Library with unparalleled cherry millwork, this distinctive home is unsurpassed in its design, exceptional materials and expert workmanship. In addition to almost 14,000 square feet of unparalleled interior finished space is an expansive 100 ft. wide outdoor entertaining Terrace with Kitchen facilities and fieldstone fish pond stocked with exotic Koi. Further enhancing the home’s grand and broad appeal is a fabulous heated Pool, detached Pool House and six-car heated garage. Exquisitely sited on a private 1.25 acre lot with breathtaking exposures of the seventh hole of the Burning Tree Country Club golf course, this outstanding home is also located on one of Bethesda’s most distinguished and sought after streets. Offered at $7,250,000.
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ASKING PRICE $3,990,000 LISTING AGENT Roby C. Thompson 202-255-2986 Long and Foster Realtors
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CHESTERFIELD PLACE NW WASHINGTON D C Originally built in 1951, this four-story, 7,000+ square-foot fieldstone colonial is located on one of the most desirable streets in Washington and until recently was the residence of the Canadian Ambassador. Featuring seven bedrooms and six and one half baths, it offers a spectacular family room and conservatory addition overlooking the scenic beauty of Rock Creek Park and a magnificent and private two-story flagstone outdoor terrace area complete with pool and cabana. Renowned Brook Rose Development spared no expense in a meticulous restoration and expansion.
ASKING PRICE $2,900,000 LISTING AGENT Jennifer Harper Thornett 202-415-7050 Washington Fine Properties
This classic colonial estate features exceptional attention to detail and easy access to the best of McLean as well as Tysons Corner, the Capital Beltway and both local airports. Impressive amenities include a twostory great room, embassy-sized living room, gracious master suite plus a spacious lower level with a game room and a home gym as well as a guest room with en-suite bathroom. The floor plan offers superior spaces for grand-scale entertaining as well as everyday living. This five bedroom, seven and two halfbathroom estate, also includes an oversized, three-car garage and .83-acre lot on a private cul-de-sac of just 11 homes.
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CATHEDRAL AVE NW WASHINGTON D C
This Beaux Arts manse is prime for gracious living and grand entertaining. Custombuilt in 2007, this sevenbedroom, seven-full-bath home offers 6,000 square feet of living space with incredible millwork and detailing throughout, six fireplaces, a four-level elevator and a gourmet kitchen. The lower-level au pair or in-law suite has a separate entrance, a full kitchen and laundry. In addition to the two-car, climate-controlled garage, there are four off-street parking spaces, making this home the ultimate urban enclave.
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ASKING PRICE $2,185,000
WEST END RITZ-CARLTON
RD ST NW NPH C WASHINGTON D C
LISTING AGENT Jim Bell 202-607-4000 Beasley Real Estate
With the ultimate in convenience, comfort and service, this luxuriously appointed three-level penthouse residence boasts a sunny southwestern exposure and is perfect for downtown living and entertaining. A unique floor plan spanning three levels features an inviting living area with woodburning fireplace, well-equipped kitchen, magnificent master suite with large terrace, guest suite, third bedroom and third-floor loft area with access to an expansive rooftop terrace. Additional amenities include extensive builtins throughout, hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows with custom window treatments, three large terraces and two garage parking spaces. Enjoy the many fine services and amenities of the attached Ritz-Carlton Hotel including valet parking, porter service, doorman, dedicated concierge, gourmet inresidence dining and 24-hour onsite security.
ASKING PRICE $32,000,000
LISTING AGENT Nestled on 23 acres overlooking the Severn River is one of Maria-Victoria Checa, the most distinctive estates currently on the market. Formerly 202-669-2590 and a Capuchin monastery, this stately brick property offers David DeSantis, modern amenities for comfortable family living yet easily 202-438-1542; accommodates elegant grand-scale entertaining. Featuring TTR Sotheby’s spectacular 270-degree river views, the home contains a total International Realty of seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms and 11 fireplaces, a commercial-size gourmet kitchen, oversized ballroom, conservatory, indoor spa, family room, library, game room, wine cellar, catering kitchen, work shop, a secret vault, nine-car garage, roof garden, pool pavilion, 60foot infinity edge pool, tennis court and a six-slip private dock with boat lift.
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WHY ARE YOU COMMITTED TO WASHINGTON WHEN YOU COULD MOVE ANYWHERE? Upon turning 40, my wife Katherine said, “It’s possible we both could change careers and our friendship group, but likely won’t. We could move cities, but probably are here for the duration. So, what if you knew that this was the run for the rest of our lives, how would that be?” We knew, together, that this was right and good.
WOULD YOU EVER RUN FOR POLITICAL OFFICE? I’ve wanted to be the member of the House from the 6th district of Maryland for 40 years. Now, one of our closest friends, John Delaney, is about to win that election. Living the race vicariously through him is proving easier. And, cheaper.
MY TOP SPOTS 1. My favorite place to work is Silver Diner in Clarendon. Preferring white noise for serious thought or writing, I spend as many as 12 hours a week, alone, at booth 21. Not exactly alone; I’ve known the same waitress, Dorothy Johnson, since she served me in the old Howard Johnsons in the ‘70s during my first year at law school. 2. Bistro Français in Georgetown is where chefs from around the city go at 3 a.m. after closing their own restaurants. I’ve not tested 3 a.m., but midnight on Friday is perfect there. 3. My first job, at age 13, was as a groom at Meadowbrook Stables in Chevy Chase. I loved the horses but found that I loved work — evidently any work — even better. 4. I have my most intelligent conversations walking the Streets of Adams Morgan with Leon Wieseltier from the New Republic. 5. The Kennedy Center Terrace, around 2 a.m. on a summer morning, is where I courted Katherine Brittain. 6. My most profitable conversation was at a Roy Rogers (now a McDonalds) on Wisconsin Ave., where Jeff Zients talked me through taking a company public.
7. The Clara Barton Parkway is —
apparently — the best place to hit a deer in Washington.
8. The Watergate’s B-2 garage,
which is open to the public, is where the great scandal began.
9. The city’s best shortcut is the Kennedy Center’s private entrance onto Route 66.
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WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF IN YOUR CAREER? The first time I saw the Corporate Executive Board building while crossing Key Bridge, there was a little (unbecoming) pride inside. But, in the moment, I’m lost to the purpose of establishing The Atlantic for its third century. I intend to grow old with that magazine.