Powerhouse attorney Robert B. Barnett, known for representing the Obamas and Clintons, dies
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The Washington attorney who brokered book deals for Barack Obama, George W. Bush and dozens of other government leaders has died at age 79. Robert B. Barnett was a fixture in the political and publishing worlds for decades and had a client list like no other.
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The Washington attorney who brokered book deals for Barack Obama, George W. Bush and dozens of other government leaders has died at age 79. Robert B. Barnett was a fixture in the political and publishing worlds for decades and had a client list like no other.
Robert B. Barnett, a Washington DC lawyer and dealmaker who represented some of the most notable American political figures over the last half century, died. He was 79.
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert B. Barnett, a powerhouse Washington attorney who became a fixture in the political and publishing worlds as the literary representative
