Head in the Clouds

After helping former Vice President Dick Cheney hold on to the nation’s second-highest office, Wade Eyerly decided he was ready to skip the hassle of one of the George W. Bush administration’s lasting legacies: the Transportation Security Administration’s enhanced security measures.
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Great Scott!

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On a mild Tuesday evening near the end of happy hour, people enjoying margaritas at Tortilla Coast and others milling around the area were treated to quite a performance by freshman Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and his wife, Vivien.

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Fare Thee Well, Fun Hoosiers

Sen. Dick Lugar wasn’t the only Republican candidate to lose a primary race in Indiana this week.

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Flipping for NFL Greats

The thing about currency is that it’s, well, current. Not so in Congress.
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Take Five With Rep. Mary Bono Mack

Tuesday is here again, which means HOH brings you another exclusive look at a Member of Congress through five fun questions. This week, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) talks about shoes, gymnastics and Sandra Bullock.

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Noem Earns Her Bachelor’s

Oh, the places you’ll go, Kristi Noem!

The Republican freshman walked in graduation ceremonies for her bachelor’s degree in political science from South Dakota State University this past Saturday. (She earned her degree in December.)
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Cheers to HOB III

Two of the most powerful women in the D.C. hospitality-verse have made it their mission to generously feed and artfully intoxicate Capitol Hill. And that’s exactly what will happen when Hank’s Oyster Bar takes up residence at 633 Pennsylvania Ave. SE later this summer.

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Marion Barry’s Help Wanted Ad

Looking for a job in Washington?

Washington, D.C., Mayor For Life and current Councilmember Marion Barry (D) is in the market for a new communications director.

According to a job posting on the D.C. Council website, the person they’re looking for has a communications-related degree, managerial experience and must reside in the District.

The chosen candidate will be able to join Barry in “doing God’s work” and will be able to address why Barry says some of the stuff he does, such as his recent comments on Filipino nurses and Asian-American business owners in D.C.

To the lucky person eventually selected, we say: Buckle up.

Sam Graves Getting Divorced

Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican serving his sixth term, today announced he and his wife Lesley are getting divorced.

In 2010, the Congressman got into hot water when a Kansas City blog, Tony’s Kansas City, posted photos of Graves having dinner with a woman who was not his wife at the Brickskeller in Washington, D.C.

In a joint statement, the couple said:

“Over the past 24 years, we have been blessed with many great times and three wonderful children. Unfortunately, we have grown apart and today we are announcing that we have filed to dissolve our marriage, but will continue to love and support our children. We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further.”

 

No ‘Remorse’

Clayton Hanson can write so much faster than you.

On his 33rd birthday, this CQ Roll Caller pledged to write a novel in six months. He hit his deadline.

As if that wasn’t impressive enough, 15 months later, Hanson’s second novel, “Ms. Remorse,” is being launched. Full story

Mark Foley’s Longtime Partner Dies

Layne Nisenbaum, the longtime partner of former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) has died, according to the blog Jose Lambiet’s Gossip Extra.

Nisenbaum, a 53-year-old dermatologist for the well-to-do in Palm Beach, Fla., died of a rare form of liver disease and passed away while waiting for a liver transplant. Full story

Pete Sessions’ Divorce Is Final

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The Texas Republican announced last July that he and his wife of 27 years, Juanita, were separating, but little news was forthcoming afterward.

As it turns out, the separation was brief. A month later, his office confirms, he and Juanita, who goes by the nickname Nete, divorced. A quick check of news outlets shows that the granting of the divorce came and went quietly.

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John McCain and Sarah Palin Were HBO’s Second Choice, Too

Hollywood crossed paths with Capitol Hill on Thursday night as the stars and creators of HBO’s “Game Change” attended a media-saturated sneak preview at D.C.’s Newseum.

The movie, which debuts 9 p.m. Saturday, trains all its attention on the polarizing race run by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidential election. But as anyone who read the exhaustive campaign diary penned by journos Mark Halperin and John Heilemann knows, the political landscape they scoured stretched much farther than Seward’s Icebox.

"Game Change" screenwriter Danny Strong (Warren Rojas/CQ Roll Call)

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Mary Bono Mack Drafted Into Grandmahood

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Reps. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) and Connie Mack IV (R-Fla.) are welcoming their first grandson, Sonny William Hrabe.

The 8-pound, 6-ounce bundle was born Thursday to Bono Mack’s daughter, Chianna Maria Bono, 21, and her husband, local boy (Falls Church High School class of 1978) Mark Hrabe, at 3:12 p.m. — roughly five hours after Bono Mack leaked that she and Mack were already hunkered down in the delivery room awaiting the arrival. Full story

Where You’re Treated Like (First) Family

First lady Michelle Obama’s first stop in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday? The Olive Garden.

Well, we hear that when you’re there, you’re family, so we guess it makes sense. According to Thursday’s White House pool report, the FLOTUS went straight from the airport to the chain Italian restaurant for a “Let’s Move!” event. Full story