> Their fears focused on the seventh floor, which a decade earlier had been the target of Russian spies who managed to plant a listening device inside a decorat

> Their fears focused on the seventh floor, which a decade earlier had been the target of Russian spies who managed to plant a listening device inside a decorative chair-rail molding not far from Mahogany Row. This is a throwaway tidbit in the article that I wish had a link to some more details. That one sentence hints at a very interesting longform article on its own. Edit: I found these, which offer a few details. Surprising that it's from 1999! http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/1999/12/13/spy.html http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/1999/12/13/spy.html http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB944783077407465290 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB944783077407465290