Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) is not only facing a GOP primary challenger this week, he’s also defending keeping a long-time aide on staff after pleading guilty to domestic violence. Photo – NOLA.com Former Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Chet Traylor announced Friday that he is running against Vitter for the Republican nomination. Traylor made the last-minute...
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Obama advisor David Axelrod and attorney Donald Edmond walked past each other on a downtown street in D.C. on Sunday afternoon. Edmond was on his way to his law firm’s office when Axelrod “tried to greet me.” Axelrod was walking along N Street toward 15th with a “young, slender, tan brunette woman” around 2:40pm. Photo –...
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The Republican Party has been very careful not to politicize the Gulf oil spill and President Obama’s reaction to it, letting the American people judge based on his actions alone. But even without politicization, Obama’s poll numbers have fallen, and even Democratic party leaders James Carville and Terry McAuliffe have criticized his response. RNC spokesman Doug Heye tells...
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Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer—who resigned after getting caught soliciting prostitute Ashley Dupré and violating interstate-trafficking laws—wants to be the mayor of New York City. When asked for comment about his mayoral ambitions, Spitzer’s spokesperson declined to comment. “His plan is to run for mayor when Mike Bloomberg‘s third term ends in 2013,” a source told...
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Chelsea Clinton and her fiancé Marc Mezvinsky were spied on Wednesday at The New York Philharmonic. The couple took a break from planning the details of her hotly-anticipated wedding to take in a concert. Chelsea typed on her Blackberry while Marc picked up the show tickets. Chelsea looked cool in the record-breaking temperatures, wearing a...
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The Emmy award nominations for outstanding TV shows were announced Thursday morning. My picks for who SHOULD win in the major categories: Best Drama – Lost Best Comedy – Glee Actress, Drama – Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) Actor, Drama – Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) Actress, Comedy – Lea Michele (Glee) Actor, Comedy...
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A new morning radio show in D.C. premiered today on 105-9 The EDGE which will bring classic rock to Washingtonian’s commutes. At the inaugural “Kirk McEwen & Mike O’Meara Show” show this morning, the EDGE studio was filled with TV cameras and local celebrities. The new classic rock radio show will be live Monday-Friday from...
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Former Vice President Al Gore and his estranged wife Tipper Gore will not be attending Chelsea Clinton’s wedding on July 31. Gore, who served under President Bill Clinton, had previously said he was looking forward to Chelsea’s marriage to investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. But now, after announcing his separation wife Tipper after 40 years of marriage and being accused of...
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On the Fourth of July, Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Washington, D.C.” cast memberMichaele Salahi was a block away from the White House, where she infamously “crashed” President Obama’s first state dinner. Wearing a patriotic, tight, red dress, Michaele cheerfully posed for pictures with other guests at the W Hotel’s Fourth of July party. The effervescent...
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For the first time, the famed rooftop of the W Hotel in Washington was only open to private party guests to view the Fourth of July fireworks. Guests drank red-themed cocktails and took turns standing under the air condition vents on the hot and humid D.C. evening. The Honey Brothers band – whose drummer is actor Adrien...
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Tiger Woods — who admitted to cheating on his wife with at least 121 different women during his five year marriage – is about to finalize his divorce. Estranged wife Elin Woods is reportedly getting significantly more of Woods $500 million fortune than allowed in her pre-nup, but rumors of a $740 million settlement...
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Former Democratic presidential candidate and Senator John Edwards is under investigation by a federal grand jury for campaign fraud and separated from his wife of 30 years Elizabeth Edwards, but is still partying like a frat boy. “On a given night, he might pop up at The Federal, a dimly lit Durham dive bar,...
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