Rand Paul’s quixotic filibuster against John Brennan’s nomination as CIA director in which he droned on about the issue of, well, drones, lasted a respectable 12 hours, 52 minutes. That places him between Strom Thurmond’s 24 hour rant against the...
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Rep. Paul Ryan in front of the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia, in this file photo.
Washington Daybook: Ryan at 1600
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Penny Pritzker, chairman and chief executive officer of PSP Capital Partners LLC, in Chicago.
Pritzker’s Prize: Commerce Candidate
Written with John McCormick President Barack Obama is close to choosing Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker, who led fundraising for his 2008 campaign, as his next commerce secretary, according to three people familiar with the matter. Pritzker, whose family built the...
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) CEO Sally Jewell climbs the 65-foot rock climbing pinnacle at REI's Seattle flagship store.
Obama’s Interior Sec’y Climbed in Antarctica (No Thanks, He Adds)
There’s a good basketball court at the Interior Department headquarters in Washington. And Ken Salazar, departing secretary of the interior, has “a good jump shot,” according to President Barack Obama, who has played ball on that court a few blocks...
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