Selling the Post Dinners

Mike Allen’s recent report on the controversial Washington Post lobbyist dinners has sparked a furor. One thing that’s been largely overlooked is the fact that the invitations to administration officials and members of Congress differed markedly from the “sponsorship opportunity” fliers sent to lobbyists. See for yourself: I’ve gotten a hold of an invitation and an accompanying personal email from Post publisher Katharine Weymouth to Rep. Jim ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 3, 2009
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Judy Plapinger
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by Judy Plapinger - Jul. 4, 2009

an interesting sidebar to a somewhat distressing story.

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D Jones
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by D Jones - Jul. 4, 2009

Yes, Why because he had the personal email as well as one of the invitations and he called his publisher to check out how it should be done.

I don't care for the broadsiding of the Senators & shame on the POST for having anything to do with anything this shady. If any Government official ever attends one of their functions again. I think they should be forced out of office. Once "shame on them, twice shame on the Congress or any part of Government.

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