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'''Richard E. Cohen''' is a [[journalist]] and [[author]]. He is a congressional correspondent for ''[[POLITICO]]''.
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'''Richard E. Cohen''' is a journalist and author. He is a congressional correspondent for ''[[Politico]]''.


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
He received the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for distinguished reporting on Congress in 1990. Cohen also received the Sigma Delta Chi and Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild Awards for his investigative reporting.<ref name="The Post">{{cite web|title=Biography: Richard Cohen|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/biographies/richard-cohen.html|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref>
He received the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for distinguished reporting on Congress in 1990.


==Career==
==Works==
{{external media| float = right| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?151781-1/rostenkowski-pursuit-power ''Booknotes'' interview with Cohen on ''Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics'', September 19, 1999], [[C-SPAN]]}}
Cohen also works as a weekly columnist for [[The Washington Post]] where he is responsible for writing on domestic and foreign politics. He began working for The Post in 1968 as a reporter. During this time, his work focused on police, city hall, education, state government, and national politics. He later worked as the chief [[Maryland]] correspondent where he covered the investigation of former Vice PResident [[Spiro Agnew]]. In 1976, Cohen wrote a column for The Post which was published in the Metro section. In 1981, his column was nationally syndicated and it appeared on the op-ed page in The Post. <ref name="The Post"></ref>
He wrote a biography of [[Dan Rostenkowski]], ''Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE1DE1F3AF932A15752C1A96F958260&scp=2&sq=%22Richard+E.+Cohen%22&st=nyt|title= House Master|accessdate=2008-07-14 |author= Robin Toner|date= November 21, 1999|work= [[New York Times]]}}</ref>

==Work==
He wrote a biography of [[Dan Rostenkowski]], ''Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics''.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE1DE1F3AF932A15752C1A96F958260&scp=2&sq=%22Richard+E.+Cohen%22&st=nyt|title= House Master|accessdate=2008-07-14 |author= Robin Toner|date= 1999-11-21|work= [[New York Times]]}}</ref> He also wrote a book with [[Jules Witcover]] called "A Heartbeat Away: The Investigation and Resignation of Spiro T. Agnew."<ref name="The Post"></ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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**[http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/151781-1/Richard+Cohen.aspx ''Booknotes'' interview with Cohen on ''Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics'', September 19, 1999.]
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 12 April 2024

Richard E. Cohen is a journalist and author. He is a congressional correspondent for Politico.

Awards and honors

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He received the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for distinguished reporting on Congress in 1990.

Works

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External videos
video icon Booknotes interview with Cohen on Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics, September 19, 1999, C-SPAN

He wrote a biography of Dan Rostenkowski, Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robin Toner (November 21, 1999). "House Master". New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
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