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On January 20, everything will be illegal
January 8, 2009 - Planning to go to Washington for the inauguration parade? Might as well just handcuff yourself and put yourself in jail, because security measures for the event are going to be the tightest ever for an inauguration. Among the prohibited items on the parade route: chairs, coolers, backpacks, umbrella...
Guy who's probably seen Wolf Blitzer's sack to be next Surgeon General
January 7, 2009 - Barack Obama has reportedly approached highly-qualified-but-best-known-as-a-TV-doctor Sanjay Gupta about becoming the country's next surgeon general. No final decision has been made, but insiders say the popular Dr. Gupta would be effective in a job that requires strong communication skills. Past su...
How can former CIA "enhanced interrogators" use their skills at the office?
January 6, 2009 - Barack Obama's picks for the intelligence community signal clear desire to end all forms of torture, or "enhanced interrogation techniques." Potential CIA director Leon Panetta wrote, during the Bush Adminstration...
Watch out, al-Qaeda, because Leon Panetta will totally balance the CIA's budget
January 6, 2009 - Former congressman and White House chief of staff Leon Panetta has been tapped by Barack Obama to head up the Central Intelligence Agency. The appointment has divided Democrats, because while Panetta is respected for his managerial, foreign policy and budgetary experience, he doesn't exactly have th...
Inaugural planners organizing "used condom cleanup team"
January 6, 2009 - Washington, DC. America's capital, symbol of our greatness, and once a year, a mecca for gay leather fetishists who visit for the annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (celebrating its silver anniversary this year!). This year, the event (which...
Roland Burris: Getting to know the man you're about to forget
December 31, 2008 - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the early Christmas gift that keeps on giving, has named Roland Burris, a former state attorney general, to replace Barack Obama in the Senate. Sure, sounds good, except that, as you may recall, Blagojevich is facing federal corruption charges, including accusations th...
Meet the next Crawford, Texas: Hawaii
December 22, 2008 - President elect Barack Obama has started his "working" vacation in Hawaii, by "working" out with his wife and playing a round of golf. The soon-to-be First Family is off for a 13-day holiday trip to Obama's home state, where they will celebrate Christmas under sunny skies...
Obama insults national pastime of sitting on your ass
December 22, 2008 - In his effort to please everyone, Barack Obama may have inadvertently made a powerful enemy: the bowling lobby. Obama's aides and potential cabinet members are all avid basketball players, to the extent that Obama mentioned he might take out the White House bowling alley installed by Richard Nixon i...
Obama making GOP his secret mistress
December 17, 2008 - Barack Obama is waging what TheHill.com calls a "charm offensive" on Republican congressmen in the hopes of easing his transition into office and expediting bipartisan work. The president-elect has been making phone calls and sending personal messages to various GOP representatives, and so far, all...
"New" America to be almost as successful as "New" Coke
November 20, 2008 - President-elect Obama's inspiring rhetoric brought Americans to the polls and swept him handily into office, but now observers say the incoming president must show the world that he can walk the walk. Still, just the fact that we elected the guy is giving formerly embarrassed Americans a reason...
Find out where Barack Obama is RIGHT NOW!
November 18, 2008 - The Obama family is getting ready to pack up and move to Washington, and if the media has anything to say about it, D.C. residents will be able to know exactly where they are at every minute of the day. First came the frenzied speculation about where daughters...
Obama's DC concert is completely sold out
November 18, 2008 - Want tickets to Barack Obama's inauguration? Get in line, you entitled snot. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has distributed just 240,000 tickets for the event, which are available...
Everybody wanna getta piece of Obama
November 16, 2008 - Since the very moment Barack Obama was declared the winner of the election, the president elect's phone has been ringing non-stop with advice, suggestions and requests from leaders around the world. The Russians, the Europeans, even the Taliban want...
From The Room: The Cooler: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
November 14, 2008 - ...
From The Room: Bush Asks Obama if He Can Keep "Some of the Really Good Pens"
November 10, 2008 - Washington, D.C. -- President Bush reportedly called President-Elect Barack Obama today to ask if he would mind if Mr. Bush took "some of the really good pens--the nice, heavy ones, with the White House seal." Mr. Bush told Senator Obama that he knows the tradition is for the...
