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Post Watch: Brauchli’s Cash-Out

Did Rupert Murdoch pay Marcus Brauchli $6.4 million when Brauchli left the Wall Street Journal? more

Monday, March 15, 2010 | in Capital Comment Blog | By Harry Jaffe

The Tweet Beat: The Best Congressional Tweets of the Week

It must be pretty boring to be a congress(wo)man on Twitter (or to have to pretend to be one). Here they are, obliged to put out tweet after tweet after tweet about healthcare reform and the national debt and taxes, and yet when something truly interesting happens (like revelations of congressional tickle fights and naked confrontations with Rahm Emanuel), nobody says a word. Is it a code of honor? A sign of respect? Or a genuine sense of “thank god this isn’t happening to me”? Either way, we expected at least a brief quip about Massa from Darrell Issa this week but were sadly disappointed.

In other news, Rush Limbaugh is threatening to move to Costa Rica if healthcare reform passes. Which is probably the biggest incentive anyone could possibly need to pass the bill. Jim Himes is going to wear out his shoes at this rate. And we’re curious, John McCain—who exactly is @broomheadshow?

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Friday, March 12, 2010 | in Capital Comment Blog | By Sophie Gilbert

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