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Suite Talk April 22, 2008

BGR’s New Horizon  BGR Holding, a government relations and investment firm, announced that BGR Public Relations has been launched and will be led by Michael Meehan, former chief of staff to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). BGR Holding also opens the ...

From AOIFE MCCARTHY,CHRIS FRATES, The Politico,  21 Apr 2008
Related Topics: European Commission,  U.S. Senate,  John Kerry,  Maria Cantwell,  Tom Daschle

Shenanigans: Tweezerman

Rep. Jim McDermott can rest easy — he’s got the Tweezerman on his side. No, really. Former CEO of Tweezerman — God’s gift to stray hairs, facial and otherwise — Dal LaMagna e-mailed friends of McDermott in an attempt to persuade, coax and rely on ...

From ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS WITH AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  17 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Jim McDermott,  John Boehner,  Maria Cantwell,  Peter King,  U.S. Republican Party

Suite Talk April 17, 2008

Former FEC chairman joins Covington & Burling Robert Lenhard, who just withdrew as the top Democratic nominee for the Federal Election Commission, is joining Covington & Burling’s election and political law practice group as of counsel. Lenhard was ...

From AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  16 Apr 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  George Washington University,  General Services Administration,  Census Bureau,  Max Baucus

It's not just a bar; It's their bar

Sitting in an empty bar on a Saturday afternoon, a labor union director and a former civil rights lawyer are enjoying the silence. Well, the relative silence — the phone rings incessantly as the staff filters in, preparing for the busy night ...

From AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  16 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Dick Gephardt,  Barbara Mikulski,  Barack Obama

Shenanigans: Secret talents

Tom Feeney ‘Recounts’ “I’m sure there will be 100 versions. I know I’ll remember things different from just about anybody alive,” Rep. Tom Feeney says of his critical role in the 2000 presidential elections, during which he served as speaker of the ...

From ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS WITH AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  15 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Mike Arcuri,  Tom Feeney,  Diane Sawyer,  Barnes & Noble, Inc.,  U.S. House of Representatives

Suite Talk April 15, 2008

New Bicoastal PR Firm Opens Up Tim Jemal has launched his own public affairs firm, Jemal Public Affairs, focusing on legislative advocacy, strategic communications and public awareness in Washington and California.  Jemal had been senior vice ...

From AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  15 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Food and Drug Administration,  Robert C. Byrd,  Brian Baird,  Rick Boucher,  Tom Daschle

Shenanigans: The rock 'n' roll congressman

Here’s how a conversation with Rep. Thaddeus McCotter starts out: Us: “Hello, sir, thank you for speaking with me.” Him: “Why, do people not really talk to you?” He’s filled with these one-liners. We’re talking to him about the spoken-word album he ...

From ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS WITH AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  10 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Curt Smith,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  John McCain,  George W. Bush

Army reservist lobbies for Iraq interests

With President Bush vetoing this year’s defense authorization bill, Iraq signed up new lobbyists to address its worries about the legislation and its effect on the fractured country.  Bush’s last-minute opposition to the bill in December was due to his ...

From AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  9 Apr 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Saddam Hussein,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Dick Cheney

Suite Talk April 10, 2008

From the Campaign Trail to CAP  Elizabeth Edwards is joining the Center for American Progress as a senior fellow. She’ll work on health care issues, contribute to CAP’s new rapid-response blog, “Wonk Room,” and host policy forums on health ...

From AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  9 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Elizabeth Edwards,  U.S. Senate,  John Kerry,  John Edwards,  Tom Daschle

Shenanigans: War of the letters

The war of the letters lives on! Remember that letter John Warner sent to Barack Obama after Obama declared during a debate that the military wasn’t adequately equipped? Obama was citing an Army captain who had complained to Obama’s staff about the ...

From ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS WITH AOIFE MCCARTHY, The Politico,  8 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate,  Bob Barr,  John Warner,  U.S. Congress

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