Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth date: 3 october 1965 - name: mark ames - nationality: american - image: exile editor-in-chief mark ames.png - alma mater: university of california , berkeley - occupation: journalist , political writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark ames .
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mark ames -lrb- born october 3 , 1965 -rrb- is a writer known for his work as a moscow-based expatriate american journalist and editor .he is the founding editor of the biweekly '' the exile '' in moscow , to which he regularly contributed before he returned to america .ames has also written for the '' new york press '' , '' the nation '' , '' playboy '' , '' the san jose mercury news '' , '' alternet '' , '' connection '' , '' gq '' -lrb- russian edition -rrb- , and is the author of three books .