Word: shabbiest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Allen's career before he came to the Reagan White House was a long journey in and out of the revolving doors of government and "consulting"--a murky profession in which his sole responsibility seems to have been the use of his government contacts. The shabbiest of Allen's clients was Robert Vesco, the convicted swindler and professional refugee, who paid Allen $10,000 a month to do whatever it is a government consultant does. A Japanese automobile company also paid Allen a substantial sum to cultivate its interests in the government-consulting netherworld. All of these activities, however distasteful...