| Office seeker, for short | 
            Newsday | 
            12 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Running pro | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            11 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro, for short | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            18 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            02 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Mayor or senator, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | DC insider | 
            Commuter | 
            24 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Party man, shortly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign vet | 
            Family Time | 
            14 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Party figure, for short | 
             | 
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            | Powerful figure in the D.C. universe? | 
             | 
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            | Warsaw's country, for short | 
             | 
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            | Assemblyman, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            09 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | D.C. VIP | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            08 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Campaign vet | 
            Family Time | 
            26 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Career campaigner | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            16 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Krakow's nation: abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            Commuter | 
            28 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Party person | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Career campaigner | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            10 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw locale, for short | 
             | 
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            | Warsaw's nation: abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol fig. | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro, shortly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            14 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Washington type | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            25 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            21 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Career campaigner | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            15 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Capitol campaign vet | 
            Family Time | 
            12 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Public-office holder | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Demagogue, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Mayor or senator, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | AOC, e.g. | 
            Universal | 
            06 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Parliament member (inf) (3) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            New York Times | 
            29 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            11 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            25 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Sen. or rep., e.g. | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Party figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Genocidal Cambodian leader, ... Pot | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Parliament member, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            09 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Debate participant | 
            Newsday | 
            07 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw's country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Debate participant | 
            Newsday | 
            09 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            04 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            31 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            24 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            16 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | 70s leader of Democratic Kampuchea who presided over a regime which killed over a million of his fellow countrymen, ... Pot | 
             | 
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            | Parliamentary figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Country with Warsaw and Krakow, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill fig. | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            24 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Gov. or sen. | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Capitol wheeler-dealer, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            19 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Mayor or minister, say | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            06 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
            Universal | 
            14 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Primary person, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            11 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Runner who's often long-winded? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol figure | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            18 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Elected official for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Many a C-Span interviewee, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Politician (abrev) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            09 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            26 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, for short | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            25 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Candidate (abbr.) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Experienced campaigner, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            04 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            28 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Debate participant | 
            Newsday | 
            19 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | White House figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Senator or mayor, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Prez or veep, e.g | 
            Universal | 
            30 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            24 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            17 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Who's in the running? | 
            New York Times | 
            15 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Party pro | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            07 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Warsaw country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Veteran vote seeker | 
            Newsday | 
            25 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Professional campaigner, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            10 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            New York Times | 
            06 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Senator or Mayor, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Country with Warsaw and Krakow, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Professional office-seeker, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            17 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | Party person, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            12 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | One running for office, informally | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            07 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            02 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            30 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Chretien or Martin,  for short | 
            Canadiana | 
            05 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | PAC beneficiary | 
            Universal | 
            02 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Officeholder, for short | 
            Newsday | 
            30 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Beltway insider | 
            New York Times | 
            24 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill fig | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            17 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
            Newsday | 
            09 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Elected official, for short | 
            Universal | 
            15 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Career campaigner | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            12 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
            New York Times | 
            28 Sep 2022 | 
          
          
            | Parliamentary figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            New York Times | 
            02 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw's country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | AOC or JFK, e.g | 
            Universal | 
            01 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            27 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            New York Times | 
            22 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
            Newsday | 
            11 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | D.C. VIP | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            08 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            02 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Parliament member, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Professional campaigner, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Parliament or Senate member, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pro in a party | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            13 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | Pro in a party | 
            The Washington Post | 
            13 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | Campaign figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            23 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | One shaking hands and kissing babies, stereotypically | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Vote seeker, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign trail VIP, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            24 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Campaigning pro | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            19 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Frequent fund-raiser | 
            Newsday | 
            04 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | One running for office, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            30 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | "Inter" suffix for an international organization | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Career campaigner, for short | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            23 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Krakow's nation, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
            Newsday | 
            18 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Mayor or senator, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hill figure, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            13 May 2021 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            08 May 2021 | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. pro | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            27 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | D.C. pro | 
            The Washington Post | 
            27 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Martin or Harper | 
            Canadiana | 
            29 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Party pro | 
            The Washington Post | 
            26 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Party pro | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
            The Washington Post | 
            22 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw's country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign figure, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            20 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Politician, slangily | 
            Canadiana | 
            01 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Campaign guru | 
            New York Times | 
            31 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            The Washington Post | 
            19 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            19 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Running pro | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            12 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            05 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            Universal | 
            28 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            The Washington Post | 
            26 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Party person | 
            New York Times | 
            03 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            29 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | Party person | 
            Newsday | 
            05 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw's country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sen. or rep | 
            Universal | 
            28 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | AOC or Mayor Pete | 
            Universal | 
            02 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | Politician, for short | 
            Canadiana | 
            01 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | One running for office, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Warsaw country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Any party planner | 
            Newsday | 
            07 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            06 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            The Washington Post | 
            06 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Parliamentary figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Veep or prez | 
            Newsday | 
            16 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Party person or vote seeker, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Washington insider, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            New York Times | 
            13 Jan 2020 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw locale, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Warsaw country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, for short | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            11 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Officeholder | 
            Newsday | 
            10 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw country, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner found in the fronts of words of the four long Across answers | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            05 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Jonesin | 
            17 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Election contender, for short | 
            Family Time | 
            15 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Krakow's nation, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, briefly | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Parliamentary figure, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ilhan Omar or Kamala Harris, briefly | 
            Universal | 
            17 Jul 2019 | 
          
          
            | Any campaign vet | 
            Family Time | 
            01 Jul 2019 | 
          
          
            | One running for office, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            03 Jun 2019 | 
          
          
            | Party person? | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            25 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Campaign trail pro | 
            The Washington Post | 
            07 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Campaign trail pro | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            07 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | White House figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, informally | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Vote seeker | 
            Newsday | 
            31 Jan 2019 | 
          
          
            | One in a 'smoke-filled room,' for short | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Jan 2019 | 
          
          
            | One in a "smoke-filled room," for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign trail pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One running for office, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ilhan Omar or Kamala Harris, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party person? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sen. or rep. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner found in the fronts of words of the four long Across answers | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Inside-the-Beltway figure, for short | 
            USA Today | 
            20 Nov 2018 | 
          
          
            | D.C. wheeler-dealer | 
            Family Time | 
            24 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | Its national anthem is 'Mazurek Dbrowskiego' | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            13 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | Ice starter? | 
            Universal | 
            23 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | D.C. sort | 
            Jonesin | 
            14 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | Officeholder, for short | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | Capitol figure, briefly | 
            Family Time | 
            22 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Politician,  slangily | 
            Canadiana | 
            11 Jun 2018 | 
          
          
            | D.C. negotiator | 
            Universal | 
            30 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | D.C. runner or sitter | 
            The Chronicle of Higher Education | 
            27 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | Washington figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Prez or veep, e.g | 
            USA Today | 
            05 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Party person, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            23 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Beltway insider, for short | 
            USA Today | 
            22 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Lobbyist's prey | 
            Universal | 
            20 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | One seeking votes | 
            Universal | 
            19 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | One backed by a PAC | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            14 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | 'Meet the Press' guest, briefly | 
            The Chronicle of Higher Education | 
            09 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Pot that wasn't good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Its national anthem is "Mazurek Dbrowskiego" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. runner or sitter | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "Meet the Press" guest, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Washington insider, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Officeholder, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Inside-the-Beltway figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Beltway insider, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Lobbyist's prey | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One seeking votes | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ice starter? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. negotiator | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party person, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | MP or MLA | 
            Canadiana | 
            25 Dec 2017 | 
          
          
            | Sen. or Rep | 
            Universal | 
            10 Dec 2017 | 
          
          
            | Seat seeker, briefly | 
            USA Today | 
            27 Oct 2017 | 
          
          
            | Running pro? | 
            Jonesin | 
            03 Oct 2017 | 
          
          
            | Periodic runner | 
            Newsday | 
            10 Aug 2017 | 
          
          
            | Frequent fund-raiser | 
            Newsday | 
            20 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Washington insider, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            14 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Parliamentarian | 
            Canadiana | 
            22 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw locale (abbr.) | 
            Universal | 
            17 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Patrol wagon | 
            New York Times | 
            04 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill fig | 
            The Washington Post | 
            20 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill fig | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            20 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Seat seeker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill VIP | 
            Universal | 
            02 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Running expert | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            25 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | D.C. big shot | 
            The Washington Post | 
            24 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | D.C. wheeler-dealer | 
            Universal | 
            08 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            15 Jan 2017 | 
          
          
            | Warsaw locale (abbr.) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Patrol wagon | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill fig. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Washington insider, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. wheeler-dealer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill VIP | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Seat seeker, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sen. or Rep. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | S. Harper or M. Ignatieff | 
            Canadiana | 
            26 Dec 2016 | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill sort, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            06 Dec 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. player | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            01 Dec 2016 | 
          
          
            | Career campaigner | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            25 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. big shot | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            24 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, for short | 
            Universal | 
            11 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Vote seeker, for short | 
            USA Today | 
            11 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill figure | 
            The Washington Post | 
            08 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Inside-the-Beltway sort | 
            New York Times | 
            07 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Vote seeker, for short | 
            Newsday | 
            28 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Hardened campaigner | 
            Universal | 
            15 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. player | 
            The Chronicle of Higher Education | 
            08 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
            Universal | 
            04 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | Parliamentary fig | 
            Canadiana | 
            13 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Office-seeker, informally | 
            Universal | 
            23 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
            USA Today | 
            22 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Wheeler-dealer in D.C., e.g | 
            Family Time | 
            09 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | DC insider | 
            USA Today | 
            05 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Pro runner | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            08 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | One on the trail, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Mar 2016 | 
          
          
            | Beltway insider | 
            The Washington Post | 
            22 Mar 2016 | 
          
          
            | Race participant | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            05 Mar 2016 | 
          
          
            | Certain seat seeker | 
            Newsday | 
            28 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Capitol fig | 
            Universal | 
            23 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Universal | 
            13 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Debate participant | 
            Newsday | 
            29 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            29 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. lifer | 
            USA Today | 
            17 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | D.C. lifer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. big shot | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Inside-the-Beltway sort | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill sort, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hardened campaigner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Legislator, in headlines | 
            Newsday | 
            01 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Office-seeker, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | DC insider | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Vote seeker, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. player | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill VIP | 
            Family Time | 
            20 Dec 2015 | 
          
          
            | Back-room maneuverer (Abbr.) | 
            USA Today | 
            09 Dec 2015 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
            Family Time | 
            06 Dec 2015 | 
          
          
            | Capitol insider | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            19 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            Family Time | 
            02 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | One running races for a living? | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Professional runner | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            24 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Expert at running | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            15 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Washington pro | 
            Universal | 
            06 Sep 2015 | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, for short | 
            USA Today | 
            21 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Inside-the-Beltway expert | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Officeholder, for short | 
            Newsday | 
            06 May 2015 | 
          
          
            | Many a candidate, briefly | 
            New York Times | 
            03 May 2015 | 
          
          
            | D.C. type | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            16 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
            New York Times | 
            13 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Rep. or Dem | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            08 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | D.C. type | 
            Universal | 
            05 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Party person | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dignitary | 
            USA Today | 
            23 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
            USA Today | 
            02 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
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            | Officeholder, for short | 
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            | Expert at running | 
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            | D.C. dignitary | 
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            | D.C. dealmaker | 
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            | Campaigner, for short | 
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            | Campaign pro | 
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            | Back-room maneuverer (Abbr.) | 
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            | D.C. insider | 
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            | D.C. type | 
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            | Washington pro | 
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            | Campaign pro | 
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            | Inside-the-Beltway expert | 
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            | Many a candidate, briefly | 
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            | One running races for a living? | 
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            | Professional runner | 
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            | Party person | 
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            | Capitol insider | 
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            | GOP candidate, e.g. | 
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            | C-SPAN figure | 
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            | David Axelrod or Karl Rove, for short | 
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            | Glad-handing sort | 
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            | Warsaw's home, briefly | 
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            | Career campaigner, for short | 
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            | Cambodian Pot | 
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            | D.C. player? | 
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            | D.C. VIP | 
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            | Experienced office holder | 
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            | Smoke-filled room habitue | 
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            | Typical "Meet the Press" guest, for short | 
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            | Beltway insider, for short | 
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            | Campaign pro | 
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            | Vote-seeker, casually | 
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            | D.C. regular | 
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            | Many a "Meet the Press" guest, informally | 
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            | Vote seeker | 
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            | Party planner, briefly? | 
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            | Party pro | 
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            | Power seeker | 
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            | Elected sort, for example | 
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            | Infamous dictator Pot | 
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            | Pork-barreler | 
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            | Vote solicitor | 
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            | One likely with a negative approval rating, these days | 
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            | Frequent type of "Colbert" guest, for short | 
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            | D.C. figure | 
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            | Five-term sen., say | 
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            | Neighbor of Ger. | 
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            | D.C. dignitary | 
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            | Neighbor of Ger. | 
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            | "Meet the Press" guest, for short | 
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            | Running pro | 
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            | Typical" Face the Nation" guest | 
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            | D.C. party person | 
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            | Member of Cong. | 
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            | Vote seeker, for short | 
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            | Pork-barreler | 
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            | Five-term sen., say | 
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            | Seasoned campaigner | 
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            | Senator, e.g. | 
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            | Capitol Hill figure | 
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            | D.C. denizen | 
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            | D.C. dealmaker | 
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            | Election adviser, for short | 
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            | Hustings figure | 
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            | Gov., e,g. | 
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            | Office seeker, briefly | 
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            | D.C. wheeler-dealer | 
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            | Party member, briefly | 
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            | Party pro | 
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            | Rep. or Sen. | 
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            | Gov., e,g. | 
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            | Office seeker, briefly | 
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            | Washington figure | 
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            | Professional runner | 
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            | Seat seeker | 
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            | Noble lie teller, briefly | 
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            | Capitol Hill fig. | 
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            | Bill sponsor | 
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            | "Face the Nation" guest | 
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            | Vote seeker, briefly | 
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            | Washington figure | 
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            | One exchanging party favors? | 
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            | Capitol Hill figure, briefly | 
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            | Experienced office holder | 
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            | Wheeler-dealer in D.C., e.g. | 
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            | Town meeting speaker, briefly | 
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            | Capitol Hill mover | 
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            | House dealer? | 
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            | Race competitor | 
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            | Legislative figure | 
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            | Party planner, for short? | 
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            | Hardened campaigner | 
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            | Wheeler-dealer in D.C. | 
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            | Cambodian dictator Pot | 
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            | Seat pursuer | 
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            | Race competitor | 
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            | House dealer? | 
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            | Capitol Hill mover | 
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            | Campaign vet | 
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            | Khmer Rouge leader Pot | 
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            | D.C. figure | 
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            | Wheeler-dealer in D.C., e.g. | 
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            | House party? | 
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            | D.C. deal maker | 
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            | Warsaw loc. | 
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            | Party person, informally? | 
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            | D.C. deal-maker | 
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            | D.C. go-getter | 
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            | Washington fig. | 
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            | Vote seeker, for short | 
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            | Vote seeker, casually | 
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            | D.C. go-getter | 
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            | Office seeker | 
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            | Senator or congressman, for short | 
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            | D.C. deal-maker | 
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            | D.C. deal maker | 
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            | Party person | 
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            | Blue Dog, e.g. | 
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            | D.C. wheeler-dealer | 
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            | Party person | 
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            | Stumper? | 
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            | Vote seeker, for short | 
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            | Ballot figure | 
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            | D.C. go-getter | 
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            | D.C. wheeler-dealer | 
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            | Washington pro | 
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            | Runner? | 
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            | Campaign hustler, for short | 
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            | Person in a race | 
             | 
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            | Campaign hustler, for short | 
             | 
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            | Ballot figure | 
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            | Party person | 
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            | Campaigner, in brief | 
             | 
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            | Washington wheeler-dealer | 
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            | D.C. wheeler-dealer | 
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            | Washington player, briefly | 
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            | Lobbyist's quarry | 
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            | D.C. figure | 
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            | Lobbyist's quarry | 
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            | DC figure | 
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            | GOP operative, e.g. | 
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            | Capitol Hill VIP | 
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            | Officeholder | 
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            | Balt. Sea country | 
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            | D.C. player | 
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            | D.C. figure | 
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            | Seat seeker | 
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            | Balt. Sea country | 
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            | Hill biggie | 
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            | Capitol Hill VIP | 
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            | Patronage provider | 
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            | D.C. player | 
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            | Hill regular | 
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            | DC figure | 
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            | One exchanging party favors? | 
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            | VIP of D.C. | 
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            | D.C. dealmaker | 
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            | One in office, for short | 
             | 
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            | D.C. insider | 
             | 
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            | Patronage purveyor, for short | 
             | 
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            | Party person | 
             | 
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            | DC insider | 
             | 
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            | Hill regular | 
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            | One exchanging party favors? | 
             | 
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            | Hill honcho | 
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            | Pork-barreler | 
             | 
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            | One who is in | 
             | 
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            | Electioneer | 
             | 
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            | Baby kisser, maybe, in brief | 
             | 
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            | Warsaw is its cap. | 
             | 
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            | DC player? | 
             | 
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            | Khmer Rouge leader Pot | 
             | 
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            | Vote seeker, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ward heeler, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Washington fig. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | DC figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One who is in | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pork-barreler | 
             | 
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            | Hill honcho | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ward heeler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. denizen | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. type | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pork-barreler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "Hannity & Colmes" guest | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Seat seeker, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party guy | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party guy | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office pursuer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol Hill figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Seat seeker, briefly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Washington type | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Neighbor of Ger. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Running expert, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cong. go-getter | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | DC denizen | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Wheeler-dealer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party person, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Vote solicitor | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Vote seeker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Smoke-filled room figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Inside-the-Beltway figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cong. go-getter | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Rep. or Sen. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party rep | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Councilman, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | City Hall denizen | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Legislator, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, in brief | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | NATO member since 1999: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One in the legislative biz | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Quadrennial conventiongoer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Running pro | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Handshaker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
             | 
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            | NATO member since '99 | 
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            | Where Warsaw is: Abbr. | 
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            | November runner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Person in a race | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party rep | 
             | 
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            | November runner | 
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            | NATO member since '99 | 
             | 
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            | Ward heeler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nov. runner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party member, maybe | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. insider | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. type | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Patronage distributor | 
             | 
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            | Where Warsaw is: Abbr. | 
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            | Bush or Cheney | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Neighbor of Ger. | 
             | 
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            | Senator, for example | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Newt, once | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. type | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaigner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign vet | 
             | 
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            | Representative, e.g. | 
             | 
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            | Capitol Hill figure | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Veteran vote seeker | 
             | 
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            | D.C. old-timer | 
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            | Party activist | 
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            | D.C. denizen | 
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            | Wash. habitue | 
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            | Person looking for a seat? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Neighbor of Ger. | 
             | 
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            | Nov. runner | 
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            | One experienced with running | 
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            | Veteran vote seeker | 
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            | Wheeler-dealer, for short | 
             | 
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            | Capitol Hill figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol figure, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Baby kisser | 
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            | Patronage figure | 
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            | D.C. VIP | 
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            | Inside-the-Beltway figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party person? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Rep. or Sen. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party person, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Washington denizen | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker, informally | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capitol figure | 
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            | Career campaigner, for short | 
             | 
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            | Fan of running, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | George W. Bush or Al Gore | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party faithful | 
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            | Campaign vet | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Back-room maneuverer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | PAC beneficiary | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Officeholder  for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ger.'s neighbor | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Short office holder? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Washington wheeler-dealer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pork-barreler, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | VIP of DC, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ward heeler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party stalwart | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ward heeler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Machine part? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. dealmaker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Deal maker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Professional runner? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party hack | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Smoke-filled room type | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. habitué | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Lech Walesa's country (abbr.) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker  for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Wardheeler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ``In" guy | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Race planner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Electioneerer, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. denizen | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Vet on the hustings | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Wardheeler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ___ Pot, Cambodian leader | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party pro | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Warsaw is its cap. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party hack, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Little office seeker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Precinct worker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Old campaigner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Czech. neighbor | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Heeler | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Gov. or sen. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cambodia's Pot | 
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            | Part of N.Y.P.D. | 
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            | Country bordering the U.S.S.R. | 
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            | Tammany man | 
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            | Eur. land | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Eur. country | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office seeker: Abbr. | 
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             | 
          
          
            | ___ sci. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party worker: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | European country: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Rep. or Dem. worker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cracow's land: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kind of science: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Office-seeker: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Mitt, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Inside-the-Beltway fig. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hilary or Bernie, for short | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | D.C. sort | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Baltic country: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Warsaw's land: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where Lodz is: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Baltic land: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Central European country: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Chopin's country: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Campaign figure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where the Vistula flows: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where the monetary unit is the zloty: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where Lwów is: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Stumper? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where Lwow is: Abbr. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Party rep | 
             | 
             |