Climb Into the Cockpit
has seen in decades are the inside of the aircraft he and his wife slept in on their travels, the snowshoes that they carried in case of an emergency landing and the canned corn beef and tomatoes they ate
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HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Dodd Outshines an A-list Star
Adam Putnam (R) and Vern Buchanan (R) were among those who ate gourmet seafood during the soirée.
Obama Barnstorms in Final Push
The lunch stop surprised patrons, who mingled with the president, posed for cell phone pictures and shook his hand, before Obama ate a corned beef sandwich with potato pancakes, according to a pool
K Street GOP Prepares to Cash In
Cassidy & Associates Chief Operating Officer Gregg Hartley ate lunch Tuesday at Tosca in Chinatown with two prominent employment negotiators, Robert Barnett and Michael O’Conner, a source told Roll
Larsen and Koster Spar in Washington
The audience ate a breakfast of eggs and sausage as the two took turns answering questions from the moderator. The crowd was split mostly 50-50, according to applause each candidate received.
Feingold Counting on Being Underestimated
Members of the audience ate “pork stimulus sandwiches,” which were served next to paper pigs labeled “Russ” and “Tom” after the top two statewide Democratic candidates, and drank Miller Lite, Diet
Ryan Gets Rock-Star Treatment From Wisconsin GOP
On this Saturday, as gray skies threatened rain, a couple hundred faithful ate “pork stimulus sandwiches” and downed cans of Miller Lite and Diet Coke under a sprawling white tent while they listened
Sutton Counts on Blue-Collar Brigades in Ohio Re-Election Fight
fundraiser Friday evening for her re-election campaign, the fashionable Sutton could have easily been mistaken for a real estate agent, ambling among the callused, sunburned and potbellied attendees who ate
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Girls’ Night Out
No word on what the pair ate, although we do hear it was a quiet dinner. The ladies — old friends from their time in the Senate together — are often spotted dining around town.
Heard on the Hill: Rep. Roskam’s Football Fumble
No word on Boehner’s dinner companions or what he ate, although we do hear that he was happy to chat with passers-by.
Wise: Byrd Taught Me Something Every Time I Met With Him
Many a sit-down lunch with constituents featured, at his request, a cheese sandwich, just as he ate growing up.
From Lost Boy to Peace Activist on Capitol Hill
Nyok said he lived on a single meal of bread and sometimes wild fruits — but even that was better than the days he ate nothing.
Petraeus Faints During Hearing
“I ate a couple of bananas, and I feel fine,” Petraeus added as he left the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “Just didn’t eat breakfast this morning.”
Office Space: Wittman’s Walls Bring Great Outdoors Inside
Wittman ate the fish he caught, but he had a fiberglass replica made and mounted it on the wall.
H Street Serves the Upper Crust
“You could eat every meal in a pie shop — but if you ate lots of cupcakes, all you get is a gnarly headache.”
Office Space: Broun’s Wild Kingdom
On a hunting trip to Zimbabwe a few years back, Broun shot, killed and, yes, ate the lion that now stands beside his desk.
Minimal Services Running in Capitol
“They ate in a picnic fashion and we ordered some pizzas.” The Capitol Police were similarly stranded on the Hill.
Heard on the Hill: The Holiday Hurl
Sarah Palin’s (R) much-anticipated book, “Going Rogue,— the tale of balloon boy riveted the nation and ate up plenty of cable TV time.
Pro-Bonner Ad Causes a Backlash
American University professor James Thurber ate crow Friday, calling the decision to run an ad in Roll Call supporting Jack Bonner, who has been mired in a Congressional investigation into forged constituent
Shuler Shines as Members Win First Charity Game
John Shimkus (Ill.), Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Kevin Brady (Texas) and Mike Conaway (Texas) — ate popcorn and drank cans of Bud Light while loudly cheering on the Mean Machine.