Morning Oopsies: What the Hell is 'OLITICO'?

Last we pointed out that Politico Mike Allen’s use of “buro” was confusing in that was he referring to a “bureau” or a “burro” — we hoped for the small donkey. Afterward we got mail saying “buro” is really a very common newsroom slang.

We’re all for shortening things up to sound cool. But these may be going overboard.

1. On Saturday at 3:33 p.m. Allen fired off a version of Politico Playbook that slightly altered the name of his publication, and we’ve gotta say, it’s catchy.

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