Topic: DC

Washington's Run by People You Don't Know

GQ

Last week, The Village Voice's Steven Thrasher ranked "The 100 Most Powerless New Yorkers" and it was full of people who rarely hear about. On Wednesday, GQ's biennial "50 Most Powerful People in Washington" was released and it, too, is filled out by names you don't know.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 23, 2011

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