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OMB Deputy Director (current Chief of Staff) Jack Lew, 1997

Jack Lew, hipster.
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thepoliticalcircus:

OMB Deputy Director (current Chief of Staff) Jack Lew, 1997

Jack Lew, hipster.

Source: thepoliticalcircus

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    • #jack lew
    • #hipster
    • #c-span
    • #white house
  • 3 months ago > thepoliticalcircus
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Google’s Suggested Searches for the GOP Field: Not Too Flattering

Type something into Google, and a couple of additional searches are suggested.

Do that for the field of GOP presidential candidates, and you get a number of less than flattering suggestions.

Here’s former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who’s on his third marriage.

Gingrich’s chief rival, Mitt Romney, made millions as the head of Bain Capital.

Rick Santorum is often a target on the trail for comments he has made about gay people.

Ron Paul has come under fire for newsletters he published that contained material people deemed racist.

    • #News
    • #Politics
    • #2012
    • #Rick Santorum
    • #Newt Gingrich
    • #Mitt Romney
    • #Ron Paul
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Take a look at former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s new mustache!
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Take a look at former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s new mustache!

Source: New York Post

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    • #Politics
    • #Anthony Weiner
  • 6 months ago
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The Camerons Receive Fancy Gifts from the Obamas

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From the Wall Street Journal’s Carol Lee:

The President and Mrs. Obama gave the Prime Minister a custom-made pair of White House Magnolia wood and sterling silver cufflinks engraved on the reverse with the President’s signature, as well as a first edition of President John F. Kennedy’s book,…

Source: nationaljournal

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Obama to world: I own a computer!

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    • #Funny
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Yes, a member of Congress has an iPhone app. It’s Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn.
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Yes, a member of Congress has an iPhone app. It’s Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn.

Source: paulsen.house.gov

    • #iPhone
    • #Erik Paulsen
    • #Politics
    • #App
  • 1 year ago
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When Barack Obama posted Jon Huntsman to Beijing, it looked like a crafty way to sideline a 2012 rival. Don’t bet on it.
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When Barack Obama posted Jon Huntsman to Beijing, it looked like a crafty way to sideline a 2012 rival. Don’t bet on it.

Source: Newsweek

    • #Jon Huntsman
    • #China
    • #Politics
    • #Newsweek
    • #Obama
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Bipartisanship. That’s what happened last night when the tax cut plan was passed in the House.
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Bipartisanship. That’s what happened last night when the tax cut plan was passed in the House.

Source: The New York Times

    • #Politics
    • #Obama
    • #House of Representatives
    • #Taxes
    • #tax cut
    • #bush era tax cut
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Fillibusters and arcane obstructions in the Senate

Everything you wanted to know about the Senate in this long, well-reported feature.

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    • #New Yorker
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