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Robert Schlesinger — Co-Instructor for Political Reporting

Robert Schlesinger is deputy editor for opinion at U.S. News & World Report. He is also author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters (Simon & Schuster, 2008). A veteran Washington reporter, Schlesinger previously worked in the Boston Globe's D.C. bureau and was political editor of The Hill newspaper. His writing has appeared in such publications as The Washington Monthly, Salon.com, The Weekly Standard, People, Campaigns & Elections, Washington DC Style, DC Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, George and AARP Bulletin.   He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, son and dog.