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It's not Helvetica, I know (squashing nonwithstanding). The closest I got was Drescher Grotesk, but the S is wrong.
Typophile
(x) washingtonpost.com - Futura {Chesh}
Futura?
Neufville's Futura ND Book, actually.
You gotta love the TIB. Answers in seconds.
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