Landrieu Chief of Staff Is Not Trapped in the Philippines

It appears Internet thieves don’t abide by the Congressional recess schedule.

So learned Jane Campbell, chief of staff for Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), when she awoke to discover that her personal Yahoo account had been compromised and her entire contact list poached.

“My personal email has been hacked. I am totally fine and in DC, not in the Philippines being robbed. Do not send money,” Campbell warned family, friends and various professional acquaintances via her still-secure Senate email. Full story

Kathleen Sebelius Likes a Cool (Drew) Brees

It seems Kathleen Sebelius gets weak in the knees around star NFL quarterbacks.

The Health and Human Services Secretary spoke Monday night at a cocktail event celebrating a partnership between the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and the Entertainment Software Association. She suggested that her photo op with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees at the start of the evening left her overly excited.

“I had a tough assignment earlier,” Sebelius said. “I had to have my picture taken and stand with my arm around Drew Brees. I kept hoping that they would make it last just a bit longer.” Full story

Feasting on All the Attention

Sounds like we weren’t the only ones chewing our way around town during White House Correspondents’ Association dinner weekend.

Actor Woody Harrelson, that’s him portraying the rummy mentor in Hollywood’s take on the “The Hunger Games,” huddled with friends Friday night at the original Rasika. Tipsters say the avowed raw foodie split a bunch of vegetarian dishes with buds, lingering for about three hours.

The following night, Robert Pattinson apparently drifted out into the suburbs for a proper steak dinner at Old Town Alexandria’s the Majestic. Can’t say we really blame given that the “Texas rubbed petite filet with a Calvados demi” touted in the Nerd Prom brochure tasted more like moistened shoe leather.

The shiny, brooding bloodsucker from the “Twilight” film series evidently got hearts racing when he popped into the restaurant with four pals for a friendly meal.

Before disappearing into the night, Pattinson scrawled a belated birthday wish to newly minted teen Eve Armstrong, daughter of Majestic co-owner and Eat Good Food Group founder Cathal Armstrong:

(Courtesy Eat Good Food Group)

A “special” menu, indeed.

Your Wife Is Lovely: The Hunt to Meet Clooney

A postcard from the weekend from CQ Roll Call’s Eugene Mulero: How the dreams of one reporter’s wife came true this past weekend:

It is said the most important day in a woman’s life is when she meets George Clooney. For Sarah, my wife, that day happened Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Full story

The Day After (the Day After) Nerd Prom

Contrary to what our livers might tell you, Team HOH survived the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and all the corresponding festivities. And what a ride it was.

The evening was total chaos, a fustercluck of activity most easily defined as roving bands of celebrities — “Oh my god! That was the cast from ‘True Blood!’”; “Chace Crawford, we love you!” — battling against throngs of starstruck Washingtonians.

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We, the Pupils

It’s difficult to imagine in our politics-driven town, but most people get a little spoon-fed history from their local school system, in between study hall and physical education, and then rarely ponder again how government works.

But not if Academy Award-winner Richard Dreyfuss has anything to say about it.

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Two Kinds of Pool Parties

The Capitol Skyline Hotel’s pool will play host to family-oriented Certifikid and hipster-oriented Brightest Young Things this summer. (Courtesy Capitol Skyline Hotel)

The Capitol Skyline Hotel has come a long way in the past 10 years — from skeevy motel to hipster camp to family-friendly deal on Certifikid.

Certifikid, the Groupon-like service for parents, is offering families the chance to split time at the Skyline’s super-cool pool this summer with the likes of Brightest Young Things.

Just not at the same time.

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Take Five

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

It’s Recess Monday, when HOH gets to know a Member of Congress better through a series of five fun questions. This week, Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) talks about his preference for Spider-Man over Batman and the most memorable concert he attended.

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Overheard on the Hill

“I have reaffirmed my vow to slam the revolving door shut on Washington politics by refusing, once again, to sign any pledges.”

— John McGoff, a GOP House candidate describing why he is committing to not committing to any political pledges, such as Americans for Tax Reform’s famous no-taxes pledge. (How does one slam a revolving door shut?)

At Nerd Prom, First They Brunch

(Neda Semnani/CQ Roll Call)

It felt like every celebrity and pol on Earth descended on Washington, D.C., for the 2012 White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend. The festivities kicked off earlier this week with more dinners and parties then you could shake a stick at, but the actual day of was marked with the annual Garden Brunch. Full story

Scaring Galecki

A postcard from the weekend: How one HOH reporter scared David from Roseanne. Full story

Nerd Prom Warm Up (and David Arquette Stalking)

At tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, D.C.’s media elite will mix and mingle with everyone from President Barack Obama to multiple Kardashians.

And while there’s a slew of pre-ceptions, after-parties and table-hopping to be done, the festivities began in earnest Friday night at a number of high-profile affairs. Your dedicated HOHs traipsed all around town to check out how Washington pregames.

Along the way, we rubbed elbows with legislative types, professional party planners and a celebrity or two. Full story

Lindsay Lohan Misses Her Flight

Professional mess Lindsay Lohan has missed her plane to Washington, D.C., for Nerd Prom, TMZ reports.

The gossip site claims she just couldn’t get it together in time for the flight, but plans on taking a later plane.

You know who did make the flight? George Clooney.

A Commitment-Phobe Commits to Not Committing

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist hasn't gotten an Indiana Congressional candidate to sign onto the group's pledge. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Dr. John McGoff is a Republican running for Congress in Indiana and nobody bothers him!

In a press release today, McGoff said that he “reaffirmed his vow to not sign any pledges committing himself to any political activist agenda.”

“After harassing phone calls by Americans for Tax Reform this week,” McGoff said in a statement, “I have reaffirmed my vow to slam the revolving door shut on Washington politics by refusing, once again, to sign any pledges.”

“Pledges such as Mr. [Grover] Norquist’s are exceptionally presumptive,” the doctor continued. “Why would I sign any commitments before the 5^th District has chosen me as their next Congressman? I will not commit myself to the Washington beltway because I am committed to voters in Indiana’s 5^th.”

And with that McGoff took direct aim at Americans for Tax Reform and the group’s president, Grover Norquist.

“We had an intern call,” Norquist told HOH.

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Obama Likes the Ladies

Presidents have to make a lot of choices. And today, at least, President Barack Obama is choosing the ladies over the kids.

Obama plans to spend this afternoon wooing deep-pocketed women at a fundraiser put on by the Women’s Leadership Forum — even if that means snubbing an invitation to attend a science and technology festival filled with children that is being held today in the same building. Full story