Salon.com Will Be D.C.'s Afternoon Paper

Last night’s dinner honoring former USA Today’s Walter Shapiro as the new Salon.com bureau chief brought together a small crowd at the Finnish Embassy, well within birdshot range of the Naval Observatory across Massachusetts Avenue. As Dick Cheney‘s motorcade raced home outside, guests gathered for cocktails in the impressive modern chic main reception area overlooking Normanstone Park.

Newly appointed Finnish ambassador Pekka Lintu gave the introductory remarks and then turned it over to Salon Editor-in-Chief Joan Walsh, who is normally based in San Francisco.

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