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Meet the Press: Former Sen. Tom Daschle, national co-chair of Obama campaign and Gov. Ed Rendell, Clinton supporter, and a roundtable with Ron Brownstein, Political Director, Atlantic Media, Dan Balz from the Washington Post, John Harwood from the New York Times and Gwen Ifill from PBS’s “Washington Week.” Face the …
Clinton’s Red Phone Girl Supports Obama
Casey Knowles, the star in Clinton’s Red Phone Ad, announces support for Obama. Clinton campaign used stock footage from eight years ago. Will she star in an Obama commerical soon? h/t Fark
While Wall Street loses, one clown gets a pass
It’s going to be a circus today when charges fly about the level of pay some CEOs got during the subprime mortgage crisis. In a memo, that was perhaps preceded by a TPS report, committee Democrats blasted Countrywide Financial Corp., Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup for awarding their CEOs massive compensation …
Avoid Georgetown This Weekend
Locals Plan Georgetown Protest this Weekend Against D.C. Council Member Jack Evans The activists plan on meeting at 6:45 a.m. both days at the corner of 30th and P streets and proceeding to demonstrate from 7 to 9 a.m. If you’re thinking of joining the ruckus but are afraid of …
I’m not a player – I just crush a lot
Pershing’s Player of the Week: Stephanie Tubbs-Jones
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FishbowlDC’s Quote of the Day Has John Boehner Giving Fashion Advice to Patrick O’Connor
John Adams, Tom Hanks, Chris Matthews
Rachel Cothran covers Tom Hanks and Chris Matthews screening the new HBO mini-series “John Adams” in U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall From the Baltimore Sun to Stat Hall – is there anywhere HBO can’t go? Why were they kicked out for “K Street” a few years ago, but back now?
Where’s Bill Gone?
JoMa says Bill Clinton hasn’t left – just stayed on message: Take Monday, for example. He had events in seven Texas cities. Yes, seven: Corpus Christi, Edinburg, Brownsville, Laredo, Eagle Pass, Del Rio and El Paso. These are all South Texas towns, many of them on the Mexican border. Hillary …
8 House Dems Get Letters Before Bombing
Bres: 8 House Dems get letters, photo of New York recruiting station before bombing Shackleford: Domestic Terror AP: Army Alerts Recruiters Nationwide After NY Bomb UPDATE: Law Enforcement: Letters Unrelated to Times Square Blast
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Forget FISA, get me a drink with an umbrella in it
This week the Democrats made time for luxury living, but not so much time for our national security.Their excuse for omitting FISA [again] … …the schedule was too packed. “House Democratic leadership aides said late Tuesday it looked increasingly likely that floor action on legislation overhauling the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance …
St. Pete tells the pundits to take a vacation
According to the St. Petersburg Times ed board, Democratic voters gave Hillary Clinton exactly what she needed Tuesday in order to keep her in the fight until the convention. Although they admit the fight won’t be pretty. The endgame in this fascinating and historic contest could be ugly and divisive. …
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Matalin to Carville: You Get It Everyday [gross] Boltbus Offers Cheap Rides from D.C. to NYC [$1] McCain is a Cannibal? [no media bias] Red bras = Republican, Blue = Dem? [oddly enough]
Steny Hoyer didn’t get the memo …
Pelosi: Voters will determine Dem candidate – not party leaders [I’m smart] Hoyer: Party leaders and super delegates will play a role, and an important one [I’m smarter]