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Even after earning three Harvard degrees, Strauss never stopped being a student as he thought up sharp lyrics and catchy tunes for the Capitol Steps...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Political Satirist Strauss Dies at 60 | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...Strauss seemed to show little interest in practicing law. After a honeymoon in Africa while his classmates took the bar exam, Strauss moved to Washington with his new wife to begin work as a policy aide before becoming a staffer for former Illinois senator Charles H. Percy...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Political Satirist Strauss Dies at 60 | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...Christmas party for Percy in 1981, Strauss and his coworkers sang parodies ridiculing a number of federal government officials, including President Ronald Reagan—and so the Capitol Steps began...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Political Satirist Strauss Dies at 60 | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...Strauss prepared heavily for the Steps’ debut performance, Newport said...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Political Satirist Strauss Dies at 60 | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...Strauss wrote a number of songs for the Capitol Steps to satirize everything from the Kennedy family to secret agents to Paris Hilton. Many of his compositions incorporated "Lirty Dies," a routine that uses spoonerisms, a play on words created by switching the first letters of two words...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Political Satirist Strauss Dies at 60 | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

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