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Rove, Sebelius Urge Palin to Refrain From Chicken-Counting
Rove says the Republican V.P. nominee has tough times ahead, and Sebelius does her best to kick them off.
Posted 09/04/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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John Kerry Finds His Voice in Time to Share Dem Spotlight With Bill Clinton
With effective, incendiary speeches, Clinton and Kerry stoke the Dem flames and warm up the convention for Obama’s address tonight.
Posted 08/28/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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Does the Ability to Comment Anonymously on Blogs Turn Us Into Monsters?
Or are we monsters to begin with? Comment on that and the other media, finance, real-estate, and law news in our daily roundup.
Posted 07/11/08 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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Clinton Strategist Howard Wolfson Heads to Fox News
The former communications director will take on a permanent role as strategist for the cable network.
Posted 07/08/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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McCain Shakes Up Campaign, Running for Real Now
So with all of his problems definitely behind us, what can we expect from the new and improved McCain campaign?
Posted 07/03/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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Heilemann on Obama’s V.P. Conundrum
Where exactly does one find a running mate untainted by Old Politics who also happens to be ready from day one to be commander-in-chief?
Posted 06/30/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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‘WSJ’/Quinnipiac Poll: Obama Leads McCain in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado
And suddenly, McCain begins to play the underdog role that Obama himself performed so well in the primary.
Posted 06/26/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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The Highlights of Scott McClellan’s Bush Broadside
Even better than the Katrina and Iraq-war criticisms, there are revelations about President Bush himself.
Posted 05/28/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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Karl Rove Gives John McCain the Reverse ‘Swift Boat’ Treatment
Rove writes an editorial pointing out the problem in McCain's presidential strategy: not enough people know how awesome he is!
Posted 04/30/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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A-Poe Is a Smash in Harlem
Plus, Bill Clinton and Rachael Ray, together again? And Helen Hunt is reacquainted with Matthew Broderick's goods!
Posted 04/23/08 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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Heilemann: Rove and Poppy Back Romney's Pushy Campaign for VP Slot
But McCain would be wise to think twice before running with a guy whom he kind of hates.
Posted 04/10/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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Robin Williams Bounces Back Quickly
Who is Robin Williams new girlfriend? Which socialite is shipping out of town? And which actress-singer's voice "doesn't match her face" according to a Grammy-winning artist? Find out in our daily rundown of the juiciest bits from New York's gossip columns.
Posted 04/02/08 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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Angelo Mozilo Just Wants to Help People
LAW • After testifying in front of the House Committee on Government and Oversight Reform last week about the gargantuan pay package he picked up while his company hemorrhaged money, Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo made Congress a nice little offer: "Mr. Mozilo said he had left a card in each Congressional office with a help line for constituents having problems with their loans. He added that if the number didn’t work, “call me— I take this very seriously.’” [NYT] • Since the federal death-penalty statute was revived in 1998, New York federal juries have been reluctant to impose the death sentence. [NYT] • You know those ads for legal firms in the Metro? Yeah, they're really not all that effective. [Legal Blog Watch]
Posted 03/10/08 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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Just in Time for ‘Times’ McCain Scuffle, ‘Time’ Editor Says Papers Shouldn't Endorse Candidates
MEDIA • What is the New York Police Department's policy for awarding press credentials? Journalists wonder the same thing. [NYT] • Time managing editor Rick Stengel ponders why newspapers endorse political candidates at a time when news consumers doubt the objectivity of the media. [Time] • Details of the deal that Newsweek struck with George W. Bush's former brain have emerged: It's a two-year, sixteen-column contract. [NYO]
Posted 02/21/08 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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Semel Out at Yahoo, Microsoft In?
FINANCE • Courtenay Semel's dad, Terry, is out at Yahoo. And Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for the company might just be déjà vu. [NYT, Deal Journal/WSJ] • Recession-has-already-started watch: The economy lost 17,000 jobs in January, the first time since the lovely tech-crash days of 2003 that total payrolls have shrunk. [Reuters via NYT] • One of the few lucky bankers with a bonus burning a hole in your pocket? Try London restaurant Vivat Bacchus' new "Bonus Tasting Menu" for a mere £1,000. [DealBook/NYT]
Posted 02/01/08 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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Karl Rove Is a Sparkling, Multifaceted Creature
You don't usually get much insight into people from their Vanity Fair Proust Questionaire; usually it sounds like they're just trying to show off. But not Karl Rove, whose answers in the latest issue are so interesting and thoughtful, we found ourselves, well, not hating him. Indeed, the Questionaire seemed to have brought out a new side of the former chief of staff, as the sunlight brings out the rainbows in a prism. For instance, could you have imagined that the earnest Texan is a fan of high-society satirist Evelyn Waugh? Or that his most overused phrase is "Fabulous!"? (How could that have worked at the White House? "Let's start a war with Iraq." "Fabulous!" "Let's start a warrantless wiretapping program." "Faaaaaaabulous!") Also, he says his most deplored trait in others is not being authentic. Okay, now he's just fucking with us. Proust Questionaire: Karl Rove [Vanity Fair] UPDATE!: Someone just pointed out to us that VF editor Graydon Carter was not as enchanted by Karl Rove's Proust Questionaire as we were. In fact, he devoted half of his editor's letter to making fun of Rove's answers and the man himself!
Posted 01/08/08 in Daily Intel : Intel
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Bill Clinton Pulls a Karl Rove
Late yesterday, Bill Clinton made an interesting statement while stumping for Hillary in Iowa. He predicted Mike Huckabee (who, like Clinton, hails from Hope, Arkansas) would win the Republican caucus today and even gave him a sort of hedging endorsement. From the Sun:"Governor Huckabee has got a little hometown pride going because it looks like the Iowa republicans are going to give him the caucus." … "He looks to me like the only one who can tell a joke. It's a pretty dark crowd." … "You know he was underestimated. He's got on well here and it doesn't surprise me."
That's weird, huh? Especially since in some polls (like one in Arkansas, for example), Huckabee is the only candidate who poses a threat to Clinton's wife, Hillary. It's odd that Bubba would add his weight to Huckabee's momentum. Except, wait a minute, isn't this familiar? Didn't Karl Rove and President Bush sort of tout Hillary herself as an inevitable Democratic choice, thus playing into her "de facto nominee" primary strategy? Rove and Bush did it because they assume Hillary's negatives will take her down in the general election, so they felt safe encouraging her. Does former president Clinton feel that Huckabee is already flawed enough that he can't win in a national election? Or does he know something we don't (other than, you know, how to run a country) that might come up later? We're not sure. All we can tell you is you're lucky we're not drinking already. President Clinton Predicts Huckabee Win in Iowa [NYS]Posted 01/03/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often
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Morgy Says, ‘I'm Too Old to Retire!’
LAW • Robert Morgenthau called a press conference in response to a "Page Six" item about him stepping down after 33 years: "I'm too old to retire." The man is 88! [NYT] • Big-time Mayer Brown partner Joseph Collins, who maintains offices in both New York and Chicago, has been indicted for fraud in the Refco case. [Above the Law] • Which court is the worst "judicial hellhole" in the country? [Law Blog/WSJ]
Posted 12/19/07 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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Hedi and LVMH: Together at Last!
FASHION • Hedi Slimane is back in talks with LVMH to launch his own fashion house. Everyone, commence jumping up and down. [WWD] • IMG is behind Bravo’s new model show but won’t be giving the winner a contract. [Fashionista] • Not even Cavalli can rev up H&M’s sales. [NYP]
Posted 12/18/07 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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Karl Rove to Finally Profit From Professional Secret-Keeping
MEDIA • Here come the NBC News pay cuts: Jeff Zucker plans to slash anywhere between $20 and $40 million, including an entire level of MSNBC management. And thanks to the writers' strike and fears of recession, future cuts may only get worse. [NYP] • Karl Rove may be offered $3 million for a memoir, in which we may find out how much he got in exchange for his soul. [NYP] • At least one person thinks the press did a heckuva job in reporting the lead-up to the Iraq war — former top White House communications adviser Dan Bartlett. [NYO]
Posted 12/06/07 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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