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Political Rivals Bond Over Pooch

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Tucker Martin is the communications director for Bob McDonnell, the Governor of Virginia. Over the weekend, he set out to do a little hunting and, in the process, lost Blue, [...]

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Cusack To Appear On HBO’s <em>Veep</em>

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While most of Washington, D.C. knows Bob Cusack as the managing editor of The Hill, fans of the HBO show Veep will get to know him next year when he [...]

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Sam Youngman Going Home to Kentucky

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Sam Youngman, who covered the 2012 Presidential Election for Reuters, is leaving Washington, DC and moving to Lexington, KY. There, he’ll be covering politics for the Kentucky Herald-Leader. Youngman was [...]

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Latest Shots Fired in the War Between <em>Politico</em> and <em>The Daily Caller</em>

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Friday morning, The Daily Caller revealed “TheDC POLITICO Playbook, presented by the Church of Scientology.” It’s a very well-done spoof of the daily roundup that Politico’s Mike Allen sends around [...]

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<em>Politico’s</em> Mike Allen Sees Dead People

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Tuesday night’s big party celebrating the return of “Crossfire” was held at the Carnegie Library. As expected, it was QUITE the affair. Newt Gingrich, Stephanie Cutter, S.E. Cupp and Van [...]

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Are <em>Politico Playbook’s</em> Birthdays Being Outsourced?

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Hey, we know it’s August. Our minds, bodies are on autopilot. But what the hell–are the birthdays in Politico Playbook being compiled in Mumbai? Last week, Politico’s Mike Allen had [...]

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Marty’d: The Chris Moody Edition

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It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with Marty Rudolf, our favorite News Junkie Online. Day in and day out, Marty shares interesting stories and tries interacting with various [...]

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Morning Oopsy: The Mike Allen Edition

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Isn’t Playbook great? It’s the gift that keeps on giving. The daily newsletter from Politico’s Mike Allen consistently drops news nuggets on his readers, but he’s been known to have [...]

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<em>Yahoo</em> Gets Inspiration From <em>Now This News</em>

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On Wednesday morning, Yahoo published this piece on Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.). The headline is “What is it like to be a Muslim in Congress?” It’s no secret that Ellison [...]

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Fournier Gets Parenting Book Deal

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National Journal’s Ron Fournier wrote about his experiences as the parent of a son with Aspberger’s last year in this piece, which had people coming out of the woodwork to [...]