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Set up in his trendy Dupont Circle condo, devouring all the perks of A-list society, and impressively navigating the intricate machinations of top-level politics, young Ben Krause seems to have it made. The fast-rising speechwriter for the newly inaugurated Charles Sheffield, Ben is living the ideal Washington life --- and is sharing it with his girlfriend, White House staffer Gretchen Burns. There's just one snag: Gretchen is sleeping with the president.