- Peter Whoriskey
- Reporter
Peter Whoriskey is a staff writer for The Washington Post covering unemployment issues, manufacturing and the auto industry. He began covering national business news, and the recession, after covering Hurricane Katrina as the Post's Southern bureau chief.
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