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Gregg Birnbaum had worked at the tabloid for 17 years. The political editor got into “a huge argument” earlier this week with Post editor Col Allan — it was said to be over coverage of President Obama’s tax plan — and left the newsroom for good, reports Hamilton Nolan.
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