url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/31/mark-foley-inappropriate-to-comment-on-conduct-of-max-baucus/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Former Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida Tuesday had second thoughts about the propriety of his accusation that Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, was inebriated while speaking on the Senate floor about health care on December 22. A video appears to show Baucus slurring his words, repeating sentences, and gesticulating widely in his...
Read more »
Archive for December, 2009
Mark Foley: ‘Inappropriate’ to Comment on ‘Conduct’ of Max Baucus
Mark Foley Accuses Max Baucus of Delivering Senate Speech Drunk
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/28/mark-foley-accuses-max-baucus-of-delivering-senate-speech-drunk/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Sen. Max Baucus’ spokesman released a statement Monday responding to an accusation by a former Republican congressman that Baucus was intoxicated when he gave a floor speech Dec. 22. Tyler Matsdorf, spokesman for the Montana Democrat, asked that the statement be carried in full, which it is here: “When his friend of 30 years Ted...
Read more »
Obama White House Decorations: Traditional, With a Few Twists
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/24/obama-white-house-decorations-traditional-with-a-few-twists/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';The 50,000 guests at White House parties and tours in December saw the Obama family’s holiday decorations were traditional but with a few unique touches. First Lady Michelle Obama said the 2009 theme for the decorations is “Reflect, Rejoice and Renew.” “Christmas and the New Year has always been a time to reflect on our...
Read more »
BlackBerry Outages: How Much Heartache Can One Woman Take?
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/23/blackberry-outages-how-much-heartache-can-one-woman-take/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; BlackBerry e-mail stopped working Tuesday night, the second outage in less than a week. Frustrated BlackBerry users – this one included — railed against the parent company, RIM, on Twitter so much that the word “BlackBerry” has been trending for over 15 hours as I write this. ( For those of you who don’t...
Read more »
Rielle Hunter Said to Seek $17,000 a Month From John Edwards in Child Support
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/18/rielle-hunter-said-to-seek-17000-a-month-from-john-edwards-in-child-support/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Rielle Hunter wants John Edwards to pay $17,910 a month in child support for her daughter, Frances Quinn Hunter, according to the National Enquirer. Private financial negotiations between Hunter and Edwards reportedly broke down last week when her demands for the 22-month-old child were more than the former senator and presidential candidate was willing to pay. Edwards has...
Read more »
Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak, the Place to Be for D.C.’s Power Players and Hollywood Celebrities
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/17/michael-minas-bourbon-steak-the-place-to-be-for-d-c-s-power-players-and-hollywood-celebrities/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';In the year since celebrity chef and restaurateur Michael Mina opened Bourbon Steak, the restaurant has become one of the see-and-be-seen places in Washington, D.C. Bourbon Steak is always packed with those who want to see celebrities in town, glad-hand high-ranking officials and be written about by reporters. Located on the lobby floor of the Four Seasons hotel...
Read more »
Report: Max Baucus Ex-Aide, Now Girlfriend, Met With His Divorce Attorney
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/11/report-max-baucus-ex-aide-now-girlfriend-met-with-his-divorce-attorney/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) assigned his then-aide and counsel Melodee Hanes to meet with an attorney in 2007 to discuss a personal issue — Baucus’ planned divorce from his wife, according to billing documents obtained by Lee Newspapers. Baucus is now divorced from his former wife, Wanda, and he and Hanes live together in...
Read more »
Colin Powell Portrait Unveiled to Tears and Cheers
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/08/colin-powell-portrait-unveiled-to-tears-and-cheers/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Gen. Colin Powell returned to the State Department Monday for an emotional unveiling of his official Secretary of State portrait. Powell and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presided over the unveiling of the portrait, which will hang with those of the other former secretaries of State in the secretary’s suite of offices. When Powell was introduced...
Read more »
Martha Stewart and Matthew Morrison of ‘Glee’ Tour White House Christmas Decorations
url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/07/martha-stewart-and-matthew-morrison-of-glee-tour-white-house-christmas-decorations/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; Martha Stewart and actor Matthew Morrison toured the White House Monday, separately, to view the Obama family’s first Christmas decorations. In the East Room, Morrison was greeted by fans who only knew him by his character’s name — “Mr. Schuester” — from the hit Fox show, “Glee.” He was in Washington, D.C. for...
Read more »