Donald Lambro (born July 14, 1940) is an

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journalist. He is the chief political

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of ''

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'' and a

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formerly nationally syndicated by

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and now by the

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Biography

Donald Lambro was born in

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, and graduated from

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with a degree in journalism. He began his career working for the ''

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'' and in 1968 joined

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, covering state government. In 1981, the

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awarded Don Lambro the "Outstanding Journalist Award" for his book ''Fat City''. In 1985, he won the Warren Brookes Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Bibliography

* ''The Federal Rathole'', 1975 () * ''The Conscience of a Young Conservative'', 1976 () * ''Fat City: How Washington Wastes Your Taxes'', 1980 () * ''Land of Opportunity: The Entrepreneurial Spirit in America'', 1986 () * ''Washington—City of Scandals: Investigating Congress and Other Big Spenders'', 1987 ()

References

External links

Donald Lambro column
- ''The Washington Times'' * * 1940 births Living people People from Wellesley, Massachusetts The Washington Times people Boston University College of Communication alumni American people of Albanian descent 20th-century American journalists American male journalists {{US-journalist-1940s-stub