. ♪ >> ♪ ave maria gratia plena. ratia plena ave, ave dominus, dominus tecum. benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus et benedictus fructus ventris, ventris tui, jesus. ave maria. mater dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, ora, ora pro nobis; ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis, in hora mortis nostrae. in hora, hora mortis nostrae, in hora mortis nostrae. ave maria ♪ >> part of ben bradlie's incomparable charm is that he was ready to say anything to anyone. but he was meticulous in his outrageousness. our in-house grammarian told a secretaryen's approaching him. dickhead one-word or two?" [laughter] ben was immensely funny. at our conferences, he would trade insults,s, and confide gossip about washington. if you were to sentimental making a story pitch, he would play a violin. he went on too long, he would roll his eyes or put his hands to his throat in a choking motion. if you did not have the story, he told you to go get it. being an editor is often mundane, exhausting work. fun.ade it seem cool, e