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Sen. Atul Gawande (D, N.Y.-er)?

Jonathan Taylor writes:

Matthew Yglesias passes on a suggestion to appoint a "heavy hitter" health care specialist to Ted Kennedy's seat, such as Dr. Atul Gawande.

Would he be the first person to be both a New Yorker staff writer and U.S. senator?

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