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Smoke Filled Room

The political phrase "smoke filled room" - describing a political process not open to scrutiny - comes from the Blackstone Hotel, where Warren G Harding was selected as the republican presidential candidate in 1920.

January 20 at 10:56 PM 2.8 4

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