HOH’s Favorite Folks Earn a Spot in the Hall of Fame
[IMGCAP(1)] Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) A font of HOH fodder, from his cardigan sweaters to his cantankerous demeanor to his withering quips.
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Lobbyists Launch Effort to Soften Tax on Bonuses
The legislation applies to all bonuses earned or paid after Jan. 1, 2009.
Bonjean: Never Try to Bribe HOH, and Other Advice
[IMGCAP(1)]However, it was especially enlightening and entertaining to watch how badly some offices caught in the HOH cross hairs fumbled the ball.
Di Martino: Take the Call, Embrace the Publicity — or Else
[IMGCAP(1)]However, it’s one thing to read about the personal foibles of your colleagues in HOH and a completely different experience to be a press secretary with HOH holding on your direct line.
Glickman: Humble Pie a Healthy Diet for the Hill’s VIPs
[IMGCAP(1)]While I’m fortunate (or willfully forgetful) not to have an HOH write-up that’s stuck with me, I’ve consumed my share of humble pie.
Shop Talk: In the Hole for Hodes
[IMGCAP(1)]Valerie Martin will serve as Hodes’ campaign manager. Martin managed then-Rep. Tom Allen’s (D) failed Maine Senate bid in 2008, after working in campaign finance for Sen.
Winneker: Of Hot Tips, VIPs and Tales That Wag the Dog
[IMGCAP(1)]Not all that long ago, gossip columnists were kept in their own cordoned-off domain: a land of bold-faced names and bylines with little caricatures, cheeky references and knowing shorthand
Should Democrats Worry About Obama Disconnect in 2010?
[IMGCAP(1)]In fact, some wise Democrats are concerned about a possible disconnect between the president’s popularity and voters’ views of Democratic candidates next year, especially for incumbents
Akers: Canoodles, Car Wrecks and Montanans Gone Wild
[IMGCAP(1)]On a Friday in the summer of 2004, I got a tip from a well-placed source that Sen. Edward Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) minivan had somehow plowed into the back of then-Sen.
Lawmakers Seek Tax on Bonuses
Liddy, who works on a $1 salary and is not being paid a bonus, said he expected that many of the employees simply would have left the company if they weren’t paid their bonuses due under contracts
Pearcing Decision
John McCain (R-Ariz.) over President Barack Obama by 1 point in the 2008 White House race, even as Obama was winning New Mexico by 15 points — Democrat Harry Teague was elected to replace Pearce last year
Campus Notebook: Smithsonian Troubles
[IMGCAP(1)]The hearing will be held at 1 p.m. April 1 in Room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building, and Smithsonian officials will testify.
Finance Committee Suggests Huge Taxes on Bonuses
The committee’s plan, which is still being ironed out and could be introduced as soon as Wednesday, would tax bonuses issued after Jan. 1 by any company that has received government bailout funds
Office Space: Georgia Is on Isakson’s Mind
— [IMGCAP(1)]Georgia, of course, is home to the Coca-Cola Co., and so the Republican Senator and his staff have access to everything from Coke Zero to Sprite.
K Street Files: Powering Up
[IMGCAP(1)]“This is a perfect time to make a push on efficiency because the building and contracting industry is so hard hit by the economic downturn that there is skilled labor available and ready
Heard on the Hill: Kucinich’s Last Tango in Cleveland
[IMGCAP(1)]Elizabeth Kucinich, wife of Ohio Rep.
Deflation: Too Late to Stop It When We Experience It
Here is a relevant passage: [IMGCAP(1)]“Most of the lessons from past crises arise from painful demonstrations of what not to do in a crisis.
Obama Should Avoid Bush’s Iraq Errors in Dealing With Afghanistan
The plan is primarily military, with bolstered U.S. troops and barely $1 billion in nonmilitary assistance.
Putting Patients at the Center
[IMGCAP(1)]That is worth bearing in mind as our country debates reforms to our health care system.
AIG Firestorm Burns Up Hill
Cummings has been railing against AIG bonuses since last year, complaining that more than $1 billion in compensation is planned across the company, not just the money given out last week to its traders