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First Pet Plays Secret Agent Man
Tweet Share on Facebook October 5, 2007 CommentHere's a little intelligence from the White House doghouse. First K-9 Barney has turned into such a snooping watchdog that aides to the president joke that his Scottie is on the security team. "He thinks he's part of the Secret Service," says a Bushie. Then there's first lady Laura Bush's younger Scottish terrier, Miss Beazley. No watchdog stuff here, say aides. She spends her day digging around for stuff, especially on the South Lawn. Both like the soccer ball, though an insider says the younger Beazley "has a little bit more kick in her paws." Then there's Mrs. Bush's little secret: Even though Beazley likes to lounge on the first lady's lap, the truth is that she's not top dog. Mrs. Bush is partial to Kitty, the first family's black cat.
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Out Loud: October 5, 2007
Tweet Share on Facebook October 5, 2007 Comment"Can I have a round of applause?"
Fred Thompson, GOP presidential hopeful, to an Iowa crowd described as unenthusiastic about his appearance
"I'm happy if the Clintons want to do victory laps in October; I'll take ours in January and February."
David Axelrod, strategist to presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, facing suggestions that Sen. Hillary Clinton has all but wrapped up the nomination before voting begins next year
"Nothing raises money more than hate, and their side really hates George W. Bush."
Ron Kaufman, a Republican fundraiser, on why Democrats are beating GOP candidates in the money race
"If he's alive or dead, it doesn't matter. If he's dead, just prop him up and put some dark glasses on him like, like Weekend at Bernies."
Sen. John McCain, Republican White House candidate, saying he'd name former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan to a tax overhaul panel even if dead
Sources: New York Times [2], Washington Post, AP
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Cartoon: October 5, 2007
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Capitol Bobbles Tug of War
Tweet Share on Facebook October 4, 2007 CommentSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid teams with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to battle Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner over the president's veto of a bill expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program for the poor to include many millions more kids, some in families earning up to $83,000, says the White House. They answer the question: Should the president's veto be allowed to stand?"
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Cartoon of the Day: Oct: 4, 2007
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The Georges Love Their Whiskey
Tweet Share on Facebook October 3, 2007 CommentIt's a big night at Mount Vernon, historic home of George Washington: The folks who have re-created his old rye whiskey, distilled at the Potomac River plantation, are auctioning off one of the first bottles produced just a year ago. And it comes with a remarkable endorsement: Former President George H.W. Bush, who still imbibes a bit, signed the fifth bottle produced.
It's being auctioned at a huge shindig at the plantation tonight. The money raised will fund education programs at historic Mount Vernon, which has undergone a remarkable rehab in recent years, capped with the construction of the first president's distillery. The effort has been aided by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, which seized on the historic nature of the bottle signing.
"This is a truly historic opportunity for a connoisseur, a collector, or a history buff to own one of the first 24 bottles produced at the reconstructed George Washington's Distillery in 200 years," said council President Peter Cressy. "This bottle comes with a unique twist in that it has been signed by another president, George H.W. Bush. This has never occurred before in American history."
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Cartoon of the Day: Oct. 3, 2007
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President Hillary? Cut, Print, That's a Wrap!
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The news media is so Hillary focused that it might look like the Democratic nomination is already wrapped up by the New York senator. Here our new Whispers feature, the "Capitol Bobbles," plays it out for you.
