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Noah Shachtman on Andrew Breitbart
Did you know that Andrew Breitbart ran The Drudge Report, helped start The Huffington Post and used to regularly IM with elite members of the Democrat media complex? Wired Magazine: How Andrew Breitbart Hacks the Media
Obama to One-Bounce First Pitch in Dirt on Opening Day [Nationals]
Washington Nationals Press Release: President Barack Obama to throw ceremonial first pitch when Washington Nationals host NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day President of the United States Barack Obama will throw the ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. prior to the 2010 season opener between the …
Happy Monday Morning
We hope you had a good weekend and you stay dry this week. Robert Gibbs broke news on Twitter [Afghanistan] Betsy Rothstein got the scoop on Meghan McCain’s speech [FishbowlDC] The Final Four is set [Duke] Mike Madden ain’t happy about it [West Virginia] Tell Peter Cherukuri happy birthday today …
I Wish I Was Homeless
DCist: Overheard in D.C. Unemployed is the new employed . Somewhere in D.C.: . Two high school boys wait for the bus: Boy: “I wish I was homeless. Then I could rant to anyone I wanted. And I could just sit there and have people give me money. Best job …
Joe Pounder Tanning on Miami Beach
POLITICO’s Ben Smith: Pounder to Rubio Joe Pounder, the relentless former McCain aide who spent the winter with Kay Bailey Hutchison’s bid for Governor of Texas, has moved on to the next hot GOP primary: Florida. . A GOP source tells me Pounder will be Marco Rubio’s Deputy Campaign Manager …
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Wow, things really escalated quickly, Corey Owens is heading to Facebook, recess is back, J-E-T-S, Boom Goes the Dynamite, Ali McSherry spent some time with Bruce Braley, Julianna Smoot started her new job, Robert Allbritton vs. John McLaughlin heated up, too much back spin, and get ready – the cherry …
More Money, More Problems
Jock Friedly is back. Erika Lovley: 2,000 Hill Staffers Make six figures
Facebook Status Update = Roll Call Headline
Roll Call’s Bennett Roth: Facebook Status Update: Owens Hired When Corey Owens, a spokesman for the United Food and Commercial Workers union, nabbed a new job as policy associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Facebook, he made use of the social-networking site to announce his move. RELATED: Andrew Noyes …
Jonathan Grella Renews HBO Subscription
ESPN: New York Jets to Star on “Hard Knocks” We fully expect Edward Cullen -esque obsession for Mark Sanchez to kick-off in a few months.
Terrorist Fist Jab [Senate Style]
Sen. Merkley celebrating passage of Health Care Reform in style w/ Sen. Begich #hcr . hat tip – Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim
Six Tips to Land an Internship
Shockingly, just hanging out at T-Coast all day and eating chips didn’t make the list.
Marion Barry Google Alert Overload
Amy Argetsinger: Marion Barry says he can’t talk about the Marion Barry Show, starring Marion Barry. http://bit.ly/90A0F6 Three Marion Barry mentions in one Twitter alert? This could be a new world record. “The Twitter machine set me up!”
Glenn Beck’s Blackboard
Nikki Schwab and Tara Palmeri: Beck’s blackboard living in Norquist’s closet “We haven’t gotten to the technology where we can use the chalkboard yet,” ATR Communications Director John Kartch told Yeas & Nays. “We’re not advanced enough for that yet.”