The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.

"Associated Press columnist David Bauder said Rachel Maddow's "[Keith] Olbermann's political soul mate" and the Olbermann-Maddow shows are a "liberal two-hour block. ISBN 978-0-307-46098-1. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power.

Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio. She hosts a nightly television show The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Rachel Anne Maddow (/ˈmædoʊ/ rhymes with shadow; born April 1 1973) is an American television host political commentator and author.