Some other Washington figures are the subjects of direct scorn, or condemnation by faint praise.

To celebrate, he invited three other Washington figures with the same birthday to lunch in his private dining room at the Fed.

The Washington unemployed figure is much higher.

No doubt much will be made of some characters' resemblances to real Washington figures.

One was a Washington figure known across the country from rough-and-tumble talk shows, who called her husband as the terrifying events unfolded in the sky.

One long-time Washington figure summarized the situation by simply saying, "There's no coin in criticizing her anymore."

Important Washington figures try to put a lid on the investigation.

He is now a Washington figure of a different sort, a type common in the Nixon and then the Reagan years.

Other Washington figures were not so forgiving.

After college Blumenthal served as administrative assistant and law clerk for several Washington figures.