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city: washington

cafe milano

from pod save america, crooked media posted in radio by pete_nice

A hot-spot of journalists, lobbyists, diplomats, and a place "Where to Meet Wealthy, Attractive Democrats" (according to dc.eater.org).

The restaurant is oft-referenced in the podcast "Pod Save America."

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ford’s theatre

from abraham lincoln posted in history by speedy_dee

The Ford's Theatre is where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865. The murder has yet to be solved...

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the ambassador hotel

from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat

—CBS flew us in on the following Saturday afternoon and put us up in the Ambassador Hotel—
The Lost Scrapbook p. 287

Former location of the Ambassador Hotel in Washington D.C. I'm not sure when this particular story was supposed to take place, but the Ambassador was torn down in 1979.

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