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Congressional Aide


That’s me. I’ve been asked to fill in as the Senate-side producer from the bureau. It’s a very hectic, nuanced job that takes a lot more than the end result would EVER indicate. You have to translate the Senate for viewers, you have to be able to create a visualization for viewers (apparently Otto von

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New Again


Wow. It’s been a long time. Well, since my last post a lot has happened. Bob was let go by CNN. I’ve had to re-learn a lot of things but that’s been good. You have to be versatile, creative, aggressive and always, always on your toes. Luckily, I am a few of those things. Bob

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Lesson Learned


Art Buchwald has passed away, he was 81-years-old. Bob and I did a story on him in the spring (see previous post). He refused dialysis, checked into a hospice, and lived until last night. From the Washington Post: Newspaper Columnist Art Buchwald Dies at 81 By Patricia SullivanWashington Post Staff WriterThursday, January 18, 2007; 9:54

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A New Year


This one started off better than last. This time I only had to deal with a former president’s death instead of the tragic death of 12 miners. It’s really damn sad that I consider that a good thing. Anyway, after Ford’s death Bob and I started working on what is a growing tragedy, the war

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The final days on the trail…


The last three weeks have been spent on the campaign trail. Bob and I did stories on DeLay’s seat in Sugar Land — which by the way looks remarkably similar to Reston, VA, a little to well planned out — the Texas governor’s race, the Pennsylvania Senate race, the Ohio DeWine Senate race and the

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