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Posts by Daniel Newhauser
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February 4, 2013
Roskam Surprises McCarthy With Birthday Portrait
(Courtesy Peter Roskam)
Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California is supposed to know what all his members are up to, but he got a birthday surprise on Monday night.
No, it wasn’t a successful whip count or even a member refusing to vote for a leadership-endorsed bill. It was a painting.
Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam, R-Ill., surprised the California Republican, who turned 48 on Jan. 26, with a oil-on-canvas portrait of McCarthy and his wife Judy, hand-painted by Roskam’s wife, Elizabeth.
“He doesn’t know a thing about it and he’s a tough guy to catch flat footed because he usually knows everything that’s going on in the conference,” Roskam said. “Kevin McCarthy is always the guy who’s watching out for other members, so this is an opportunity for him to get recognized.” Full story
September 4, 2012
Dispatch From the DNC’s Kickoff Parties
Charlotte, N.C. — The rain didn’t stop the music Monday, when hundreds of Democratic National Convention attendees fanned out across the city’s center to catch some of the country’s top musical acts.
John Legend headlined the Duke Energy soiree at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum. Full story
