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

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''.

Awards and honors

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

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and Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild Awards for his investigative reporting.

Career

Cohen also works as a weekly columnist for

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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

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correspondent where he covered the investigation of former Vice President

Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second vice president to resign the position, the other being John ...

. 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.

Works

He wrote a biography of

Dan Rostenkowski Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of ta ...

, ''Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics''. He also wrote a book with Jules Witcover called "A Heartbeat Away: The Investigation and Resignation of Spiro T. Agnew."

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