url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/31/yahoo-news-the-hammer-does-the-hustle/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Who knew former Representative Tom DeLay, aka “The Hammer,” had such a sense of humor? Such debonair dancing skills? Such grace under legal pressure? Jaws hit the floor earlier this month when ABC announced that Tom DeLay, the ex-GOP majority leader of the House of Representatives, would be a contestant on the next “Dancing with the Stars.” To...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/31/harry-reid-accused-of-bullying-las-vegas-newspaper/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Sherman Frederick, the publisher, recounts the events that took place at a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Wednesday in an editorial published Sunday. It was titled: “Enough Is Enough, Harry, Stop the Childish Bullying.” “Reid joined the chamber’s board members for a meet-’n'-greet and a photo. One of the last in line was the Review-Journal‘s...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/31/florida-dmv-offices-flooded-to-beat-tuesdays-fee-hikes/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Florida lawmakers voted to raise the fees last spring to help close the budget gap, according to the Miami Herald. The legislature voted to raise state fees for nearly every government service, including fishing permits, filing court briefs, visiting parks and, of course, driving a motor vehicle. Lawmakers say that the increased fees are necessary...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/28/abc-and-nbc-refuse-to-run-ad-critical-of-obama-health-care/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';ABC and NBC have refused to run a national ad critical of President Obama’s health care reform plan. The commercial features a doctor who warns that a government-run health care system will lead to rationing and will disproportionately harm the quality of care for seniors on Medicare. The spot has been running for two...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/28/kennedy-memoir-already-a-bestseller-even-before-september-release/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Sen. Ted Kennedy’s $8 million memoir, “True Compass,” is being rushed for release on Sept. 14. The publisher, Hachette Book Group, plans to send 1.5 million copies to bookstores. According to pre-release orders by online booksellers, the Kennedy book is already a bestseller. “True Compass” was originally slated for publication in 2010. Hachette moved...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/28/kennedy-memoir-already-a-bestseller-even-before-september-release-2/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Sen. Ted Kennedy’s $8 million memoir, “True Compass,” is being rushed for release on Sept. 14. The publisher, Hachette Book Group, plans to send 1.5 million copies to bookstores. According to pre-release orders by online booksellers, the Kennedy book is already a bestseller. “True Compass” was originally slated for publication in 2010. Hachette moved...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/27/google-voice-let-freedom-ring/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Google Voice is the telecom invention that everyone wants, though few understand how it works. Like TiVo, digital cameras and BlackBerrys, innovations such as this take a while to be considered necessary by us regular people, and even longer for us to understand how they work. After spending a couple hours with Google Voice...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/26/ted-kennedy-was-just-a-man/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';If you click on any Edward Kennedy story on Politics Daily today, you will see above the headline a new graphic — “Remembering Senator Kennedy” — with a flattering picture of him. In the almost four months of Politics Daily’s existence, I have never seen another story on the site honored with a special...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/25/rudy-giuliani-flirting-with-a-run-for-n-y-governor/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Rudy Giuliani has been laying the groundwork in recent weeks to run for governor of New York in 2010. The former Republican mayor of New York City and presidential candidate has told associates he will likely make his decision in the next 30 to 60 days and will announce it after the Nov. 3...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/25/the-book-obama-cant-seem-to-finish/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';The phase “Washington Read” refers to buying a political book, looking through the index for your name, and reading only the sections that refer to you. Then, you display the book in a prominent place along with the other political tomes that have not been cracked further than the index. I defy you to...
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