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As if Members of Congress needed anymore temptations… It’s National Golf Day on the Hill. Head to the Rayburn Foyer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and practice your swing with the Golf Channel’s Michael Breed, or play Pebble Beach on the simulator, or strut your stuff in the R …
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We’re gonna need a bigger boat. Congratulations to Nick Schaper on his new gig with the Chamber of Commerce. From Mike Allen’s Playbook: FIRST LOOK — BIG CHAMBER HIRE FROM BOEHNER: “The U.S. Chamber is bulking up its communications and social media prowess with the hire of Nick Schaper as …
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Libya [the Gamble] What the [twist] Next time, Diaz [chili] How to be a better blogger [Pho] Charlie Davies is amazing [two goals] And Happy Birthday to Ken Spain and Rosie O’Donnell [h/t Mike Allen]
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Reid Wilson thinks “winning” has jumped the shark, U2’s Bono rides the Senate subway, Kurt Bardella took to the opinion pages of POLITICO, P.J. Clarke’s rocked it on St. Patrick’s Day, speaking of St. Patty’s Day – C-SPAN, Rep Tim Ryan’s office & Tim O’Toole, Louisa Imperiale is heading to …
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If you have a chance today tell Shea Loper congratulations on his 30 (!) revolutions around the sun.  The Energy Policy Advisor for Senator Barrasso celebrated on Saturday at Blue Duck Tavern but has chosen Good Stuff cheeseburgers for his actual day of birth meal. (birthday meal h/t Mike Allen) …
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Mike Allen beat us to the punch, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enter twice. PLAYBOOK CONTEST: Hype Week is drawing to a close, and Super Bowl Weekend is officially here. (SPOTTED on “Morning Joe” yesterday: Jim VandeHei in “The Full Oshkosh”: Packers shirt, scarf and hat.) Before we get …
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The RNC is losing two very talented aides in the next few days. Chief of staff Mike Leavitt and communications director Doug Heye –leaving after the RNC after this week’s Winter Meeting. A new chairman will be picked Friday. They don’t expect Steele to win reelection – and wouldn’t stay …
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FamousDC has always been a big Mike Allen fan. We even nominated him as our Media Ticket Presidential Candidate in 2008. President – Mike Allen, Politico The hardest working media personality needs the top office.  He’s moral, honest, and trustworthy – to a fault. We need a President who will …
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From Mike Allen’s Playbook: LAST-MINUTE GIFT for anyone who saw “Waiting for ‘Superman’”: Cornerstone School (“Hope and Academic Excellent in the Nation’s Capital”) is an oasis of love and rigor in inner-city D.C., serving 220 students, almost all African-American, in pre-K3 through ninth grade. The executive director and principal is …
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Brendan Daly, former Communications Director for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will soon join Ogilvy has the Executive Vice President and National Director for Public Affairs. Daly had been with Pelosi since 2002. We wish him the best. h/t Mike Allen
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Mike Allen’s Playbook broke the news: “REALLY!?!” – White House Correspondents’ Association President David Jackson of USA Today and Vice President Caren Bohan of Reuters will announce today that the entertainer for the scholarship dinner on April 30 will be … SETH MEYERS, “Saturday Night Live” head writer, and anchor …
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There’s a lot of shuffling happening on Capitol Hill. Below are a few recent announcements brought to you by Mike Allen’s Playbook. CHRIS KOFINIS e-mails: “I am starting a new gig as Senator Joe Manchin’s Chief of Staff. … For a guy who grew up talking politics with his dad …
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Closet Alabama fan? Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes: Crimson Tide Alabama goes very, very red To say the politics of Alabama have changed doesn’t quite capture it. The wildest dreams of Republicans have come true. They won everything in the November 2 elections: all statewide offices from top to bottom, both …
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NPR gave Juan Williams the power to make it rain, the first rule of Fight Club: don’t prank Mike Allen, Shane Harris can’t quit cybersecurity, BREAKING NEWS, blogging observations, Harry Reid doesn’t look intimidated, Mike Allen & friends raised funds for the Cornerstone School, the paranoid self-loathing GOP lobbyist is …
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Some people panicked and some people just spent more time on the “new Twitter.” Facebook calls Thursday’s downtime the “worst outage we’ve had in over four years.” In post on the site, Facebook says it was unreachable for 2.5 hours because of “an unfortunate handling of an error condition.” Rich …
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