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Hamptons and The Hill, in Washington, D.C., Finkelstein's crown jewel that was his creation. Many successful journalists and media executives worked for Finkelstein at News Communications, including Jim Rutenberg, Pulitzer Prize winning Times reporter; Tom Allon, who built two successful private media companies after serving as Finkelstein's right-hand man at News Communications; Michael Rothfeld, who won a Pulitzer at the Wall Street Journal and many others.
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