Walter Shapiro read Mark Leibovich’s This Town and concludes “the sad-eyed truth that, ultimately, everyone sells out.”
He notes former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott’s honest explanation, “Washington is where the money is. That’s generally what keeps people here.”


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Nine Justices. One case. How did they rule?
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Do you have your finger on the pulse of America?
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