Lee Rizzuto

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Lee Rizzuto, ambassador to the Organization of American States, served for decades as a senior executive at Con Air Corp., and served on the board of the National Italian American Foundation.

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    180 Feet Up: The Daring Story Behind the Capitol’s Most Famous Painting

    Lee Habeeb
    It is an unlikely union. America’s Cincinnatus—George Washington—and America’s Michelangelo—the Italian painter Constantino Brumidi—never met. Washington was born in 1732, a third-generation Virginian. Brumidi was born in Rome in 1805 and emigrated to the United States in 1849, becoming a naturalized citizen soon after. Yet both left indelible marks on the American republic. Washington shaped…
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