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George Washington University. Florida International University.
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Steve Benen
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From August 2008 to January 2012, Benen was the lead blogger for the Washington Monthly"s "Political Animal" blog. He was the publisher of the political blog The Carpetbagger Report for five years and was the lead editor of Salon.com"s Blog Report. Benen"s articles and op-eds have appeared in a variety of publications, including the Washington Monthly, The American Prospect, The Huffington Post, and the New York Daily News.
He has been a contributor to Talking Points Memo, Crooks and Liars, The Guardian, AlterNet, Political Wire, and Seven Days.
He has been a guest on several radio and television programs, including National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company’s The Rachel Maddow Show, Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company’s The Editor Show, Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company"s Martin Bashir, Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company"s Live with Thomas Roberts, Current television"s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Air America Radio’s The Sam Seder Show, and XM Radio’s POTUS ‘08. In July 2009, The Atlantic named Benen one of the top 50 most influential political commentators in the United States.
In 2012, Benen wrote the introduction to the e-book, "Elephant in the Room: Washington in the Bush Years". Benen was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Florida International University.
He received a Master"s degree in Political Management from the George Washington University, and was an intern in President Bill Clinton"s White House Office of Speechwriting.
In 1996, he was the communications director for an unsuccessful Democratic congressional campaign in Pennsylvania. From 1997 to 2002, Benen worked in the communications department at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
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