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5:15 PM, May 14, 2009 • By MICHAEL GOLDFARB

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Last week, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District paid $75,000 for Tom Friedman to spend "about two hours with the group, including answering questions and autographing copies of his latest book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded."

This week Friedman can be booked for roughly the same length of time at the Bombay Club here in DC for just $450.

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