President Barack Obama, wearing white tie and tails at Washington’s premiere show of political satire, made light of budget cuts consuming the capital. “Because of sequester, they cut my tails,” Obama said at the head table of the Gridiron Club’s...
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President Barack Obama walks with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, right, as they leave the Gridiron Dinner through a loading area at a hotel in Washington, on March 9, 2013.
Obama’s Gridiron: Jindal’s Night
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People celebrate the news that President Barack Obama has won re-election in New York.
Public Campaign Financing: Congressional as Well as Presidential
Following the first privately funded presidential election since the Watergate scandals that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, some House Democrats are trying to make public financing more attractive for those seeking the White House — and expand...
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A jazz trio performs during the reception at the Richard Nixon Centennial Birthday Celebration in Washington on Jan. 9, 2013.
Nixon Wouldn’t `Pussyfoot’ at Cliff
Richard Nixon’s friends turned out for his 100th. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and former Sens. Fred Thompson and Elizabeth Dole were among the politicos who turned out last night to celebrate Nixon’s centennial. Hosted by the Richard Nixon Foundation,...
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The cast of NBC's "1600 Penn."
Washington Daybook: `1600 Penn’
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, will discuss “State of States” addresses being delivered by fellow members of the National Governors Association at the National Press Club. The Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee...
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Fred Malek
Malek’s Study Cites Labor Bureau Once Suspected of `Cabal’
Putting out think tank studies to make a partisan point is a decades-long tradition in Washington. One that came out last week offered a dose of irony to go with its claim that the Environmental Protection Agency is imposing an...
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Rick and Mary Nolan celebrate on Nov. 7, 2012 after winning the 8th District. Photograph by Steve Kohls/Brainerd Dispatch/AP Photo
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 32
That’s the number of years since Rep.-elect Rick Nolan, a Minnesota Democrat, ended his previous tenure in the House. Nolan, who unseated Republican incumbent Chip Cravaack on Nov. 6, served in the House from 1975 to 1981, when he retired....
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Head coach John Fox of the Denver Broncos reacts to a touchdown in front of Peyton Manning #18 to trail the San Diego Chargers 24-21 during the fourth quarter at Qualcomm Stadium on October 15, 2012 in San Diego, California. The Broncos won 35-24.
Washington Daybook: Comebacks
Epic comebacks are becoming old hat. Last week, the San Francisco Giants baseball club lost two games at home before winning three on the road to take a playoff series against the Cincinnati Reds. On Friday, The St. Louis Cardinals...
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Delegates from Ohio at the Republican National Convention.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 52
That’s the number of years since a presidential candidate was elected without carrying Ohio. Since the 1960 presidential election, which John F. Kennedy won despite losing Ohio to Richard M. Nixon, the state has sided with the White House winner...
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