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Eleven years ago, Republican leaders got together on a conference call to discuss ethical allegations against Newt Gingrich, and were joined by some non-Republicans with a tape recorder. Eventually, Democratic Representative Jim McDermott leaked the (illegally recorded) tape to the press. Jim got sued by John “Orangey- Delicious” Boehner and lost, but really, really didn’t want to pay the fines, so the case dragged on for nine more forgettable years. Today, however, the Supreme Court declined to hear McDermott’s latest appeal, leaving him stuck with the legal judgment of $10,000 in statutory and $50,000 in punitive damages for the leak, plus Boehner’s legal costs for 9 years of appeals. Boehner presented McDermott with a bill for $880,000. Damn those D.C. lawyers are expensive. [CQ Politics]

This week, George Allen, John Boehner, Kate Obeirne and Kiefer Sutherland were all spotted being various degrees of famous at various places by our spies and operatives. Voyeuristic fun, as always, is after the jump. MORE »

House Democrats have stopped Minority Leader John Boehner from forcing a vote to censure Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) for controversial comments he made during last week’s SCHIP debate. Stark, who insinuated that the U.S. sends young’uns to Iraq “to get their heads blown off for the President’s amusement,” has apologized for his comments. No word yet on whether Boehner will continue to censure poor kids for not having health insurance. [Politico]

The answer, of course, is ALL OF THEM, but what we really mean is “Which member of the Ohio delegation in the House has also ordered hookers from the DC Madam?” Larry Flynt is supposedly about to reveal this, maybe tomorrow or some other day. Meanwhile, let’s meet the candidates. MORE »

This week, Dawn Eden, Patrick Fitzgerald, Bill Emmott, John Bolton, John Boehner, and John Ashcroft were all spotted being various degrees of famous at various places by our spies and operatives. Voyeuristic fun, as always, is after the jump.

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This week, Mia Farrow, Mike Arcuri, John Boehner, Byron Dorgan, Marc Racicot, Henry Kissinger, Peter Welch, Charlie Rose, Bill Frist, Don Cheadle, Kal Penn, and Adam Kokesh were all spotted being various degrees of famous at various places by our spies and operatives. Voyeuristic fun, as always, is after the jump.

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* John Boehner is not supposed to mention the immigration bill is “a piece of shit.” [On Call]
* Fred Thompson frees his son from the burden of leaching off his father’s PAC. [MoJo]
* John Murtha only eats breakfast with people whose planes he can buy. [Worldwidestandard]
* “Fucking Maureen Dowd is like launching a bottle rocket into the Grand Canyon.” [Rude Pundit]
* All you ever needed to know about political history you learned from watching Point Break. [McSweeneys]

Paul Bremer gets chicks by saying he’ll do to them what he did to Iraq, John Boehner wants to learn the technique, Michele Bachmann might have already, Ricky Martin’s feeling gay, Teri Hatcher seems to be alive, and bon soir to leftist cartoon Howard Dean.

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* Heard on the Hill: Steny Hoyer’s dog died… “Naked pictures posted on the Internet of an aide to Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R), son of House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R)” are all over the internets… John Boehner can’t pronounce “Tuskegee.” … Stephanie Herseth is now Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Fred Thompson has had some very bad roles in some very bad movies… There are still-living people on these Star Wars stamps!!! (Though their careers aren’t HA!) [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Don’t worry, Michael Steele fans: he will lose a race for something again very soon… Obama’s book to be translated into Spanish… Kucinich: J/k, don’t actually “monitor” the other candidates. We’re all friends! Would you like a vegan brownie? [Examiner]
* Washington Whispers: Here comes Tenet’s book… Here comes the Susan McDougal movie… Condoleezza Rice: “I’m better in the morning than I am at 9 o’clock at night.” [USN&WR]

* Heard on the Hill: Remember when that lady got hassled at the SOTU last year for her “Support the troops” shirt? Now that shirt is going to be in the Newseum. Rep. Gus Bilirakis regularly gets confused with his father, who used to have the seat… Rep. Fred Upton loves beer. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Remember the Scooter Libby trial? Sigh… Everyone wants a Marion Barry wax figure… Josh Bolten sang with Randy Travis at the Kuwaiti Embassy… Secret living room Thievery Corporation show party hosts revealed! [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes is penning a 400-page blowjob of Dick Cheney… You’re apparently not allowed to wear a kilt on the floor of the Senate. [Examiner]
* Washington Whispers: A letter from USNews to Senate offices was checked for Anthrax… Joe Lockhart bought a huge Kalorama house the day after Election Day. [USN&WR]
* The Sleuth: “John Boehner (R-Ohio) has been sneaking over to the National Democratic Club to smoke.” [WP]