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GOSSIP

Gossip Roundup: Freaks and Geeks

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

* Heard on the Hill: Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. makes every member of his staff turn in their resignation, then wait to be rehired… Rep. Mike Pence wore a flashy new suit! He’s running for Minority Leader, so a second suit can’t hurt… Isaac Hayes was on The Hill lobbying for the recording industry. Also, he’s a Scientologist. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Redskins owner/obvious bastard Dan Snyder will be attending Tom Cruise’s cult wedding… More Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, still no details on just how “mean.” [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: As a publicist has already made sure to alert us, Eva Longoria was in town. She told a few jokes at a luncheon or something… Jim McGreevey might be on Joan Rivers’ new show, the Gay View… Freshmen Senators are stuck in the basements of Dirksen and Hart, Bob Corker and Sherrod Brown forced to share copier. [Examiner]
* Under the Dome: George Allen’s sister Jennifer wrote stories even dirtier than Jim Webb’sAlan Keyes, Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) and former Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.). are all in BoratSenators-elect Sherrod Brown and Amy Klobuchar are former students of Joe Lieberman at Yale… Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) reports: Congress is like High School! [The Hill]


PERSONALITIES

Gossip Roundup: Define ‘Alive’

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

* Reliable Source: Bush twins and Henry Hager ran “incognito” in a Richmond marathon on Saturday. . . Jack Kemp, Terry McAuliffe, and Wesley Clark show up at GQ book party. [WP]
* Inside the Beltway: Jack Abramoff’s attorney says his client will get out of jail earlier than expected. . . Rep. Tom DeLay just one month ago: “The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I’m still very much alive.”. . . Actor Seth Green: “The Democratic Party just sits and waits… The Republicans are just more focused and organized.” [WT]
* Inside Politics: Sen. Barack Obama has “rock-star-like appearance” in Vermont. . . MoveOn.org ads that link Republican lawmakers to energy and oil interests are banned by two NBC stations. . . Rep. Cynthia McKinney acknowledges misuse of funds to pay for airfare for Isaac Hayes. [WT]