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Published: 06/3/10

White House Discussed Job With Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Senate Candidate

By  Tom Diemer - Politics Daily
White House Discussed Job With Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Senate Candidate

The White House acknowledged Thursday that a top aide talked with Colorado Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff about working for the Obama administration if he abandoned his Democratic primary campaign against Sen. Michael Bennet, the president's preferred candidate. Romanoff, the former Colorado House speaker, said Wednesday that Obama's deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, tried to persuade him last September to drop out of the race against Bennet, who was appointed to fill a vacancy that opened when Ken Salazar became secretary of the interior. Three federal positions were discussed, Romanoff ...

Published: 04/28/09

Air Force One Fallout Continues

By  Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics Daily
Air Force One Fallout Continues

It's been over 24 hours since the-plane-sometimes-known-as-Air Force One buzzed past Lower Manhattan and sent New Yorkers into a panic. We have since learned that the plane was there for a photo-op in front of the Statue of Liberty, which is considered to be the quintessential American icon. (A total snub to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.) President Obama has already apologized for the incident and has set off on the important task of finding someone to blame. Chairing the internal White House investigation will be Jim Messina, the president's deputy chief of staff. Messina is a decent ...

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