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According to page 10 of CQ Today, convicted former Republican Sen. Ted Stevens's communications director has gone over to work for the Democrats. PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: New Directors for Landrieu's Office and Committee ...Stephanie Allen has been promoted from press secretary to ...
Fade out: Bush staffers make their exits
Fade out: Bush staffers make their exits
politico.com — Bush will be the president Tues., but most of his employees will be gone by the close... of business Fri. (more) Fade out: Bush staffers make their exits
Reid: Free Ted Stevens!
Reid: Free Ted Stevens!
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Former senator Ted Stevens (yes, now actually former) is keeping up the fight against his guilty verdict... -- and now Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid has lent him a hand. Reid told Politico that he believes Stevens shouldn't serve jail time. My ... (more) Reid: Free Ted Stevens!
The Man in the Middle - The Atlantic (January/February 2009)
theatlantic.com — Image credit: Ken Cedeno/Corbis B uzzzzzz . The cell phone rings again and Chuck Schumer flips it... open. “I figured it out,” he says without preamble. “George Washington. If George Washington got indicted, you wouldn’t pounce on the guy—you’d say he ... (more) The Man in the Middle - The Atlantic (January/February ...
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Hot Air » Top Picks — ... What does this from David Freddoso at The Corner say about the state of Republican Party communications? PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: New Directors for Landrieu’s Office and Committee…Stephanie Allen has been promoted from press secretary to communications director for [Sen. Mary] Landrieu [D, La.]…Aaron Saunders has been hired as press secretary, succeeding Allen. Saunders was communications director to then-Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. So it’s that easy to move from being a communications director for a Republican Senator to press secretary for a Democrat?  I’m not sure that ...

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