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The Arlington-based company wants to focus on Politico and pretty much just Politico.
Joe Allbritton, the founder of the media company that bears his name, died today at hospital in Houston.
The Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes today, continuing a trend toward online-only publications being awarded for outstanding journalism. The Post’s Philip Kennicott was also nominated for his cultural criticism.
Good morning, Washington. Nearly two months after Hurricane Irene postponed the celebration, the nation’s first black president will serve as the keynote speaker for today’s official dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. There’s no rain in sight.
In case you haven’t seen it yet, make sure to read Mike Allen’s pretty amazing story over at Politico, which exposes a new business plan being put together by The Washington Post that would offer lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to high ranking government officials at “Post Salon” dinner events in exchange for huge cash payments, starting at $25,000 a pop. The really astonishing part of the story is already being walked back (sort…
Via Notions Capital, a weeks-old Politico story we missed contains a tidbit about a funny exchange said to have taken place between perennial fringe presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader and the Washington Post editorial board.Nader recounted a recent meeting with editors at The Washington Post, who he said told him the paper wasn’t covering his campaign because he had no chance of winning. According to Nader, he replied: “Then why are you covering…
The Politico is reporting that conservative commentator Robert Novak — known variably as the “Prince of Darkness” or the “Douchebag of Liberty” — was cited for hitting a pedestrian with his Corvette in downtown Washington today:A Politico reporter saw Novak in the front of a police car with a citation in his hand; a WJLA-TV crew and reporter saw Novak as well. The pedestrian was hospitalized but there were no details about the person’s condition….