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The 1985 Senate Lions- Heroes, Bad Habits, Favorite Restaurants, Snack Foods and Even How They Took Their Coffee

Soft Power Reimagined: Revisiting the Washington Dossier's 1985 Senatorial Dossier

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David Adler
Jan 12, 2025
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Fifty years ago, I co-founded Washington Dossier, a magazine dedicated to chronicling the personalities and connections that defined Washington, D.C.’s power elite. Forty years ago, we embarked on a groundbreaking experiment with the Senatorial Dossier, a data-driven initiative that cataloged the personal habits, quirks, and preferences of U.S. senators.

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