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Patrick O’Connor

Roll Call has the former Hill & Politico reporter – and current Bloomberg News reporter – front and center on RollCall.com

Wow, things really escalated quickly. Friday, April 16 The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors. [kick off] POLITICO’s Marty Kady questions the timing of the SEC’s charges [Twitter] Convenient timing: Huge SEC charges against Goldman land week before …

Patrick O’Connor: House feels left out on health care

Chris Bowlin is setting up shop in the Senate, Playboy stepped in it with their hate f*** list (big time), Jennifer Crider is now part-time political director and part time hedge-clipper, Jordan Stoick is now a daddy, La Loma had a huge tree fall in front of the restaurant — …

UPDATE: Congrats to all who played along. Honorable mention goes to the following entries: Jonathan Martin = the Penguin Jim VandeHei and John Harris = Batman and Robin  [in no particular order] Nancy Grace = Aeon Flux Mike Allen = Captain America And the winner of the tickets goes to …

We hear Brad Dayspring celebrated his birthday with the awful bartenders at Bobby Van’s, Vogel re-took the reigns over at the DCCC, Jennifer Crider gave beltway gardening advice to Patrick O’Connor, Camille Paglia fell off the White House Christmas card list, Senator Murkowksi decided she needs a break from the …

Patrick O’Connor and John Bresnahan: Hoyer Steps in Waxman-Dingell Fight

Don’t look now, but several FamousDC reporters are blowing up big time by spending an evening on the front of the Drudge Report. Let’s review which reporters get to a) show proof to their bosses they were at work and not the Cap Lounge and b) explain to their parents …

In a move that’s being labeled as unprecedented, the Politico newspaper, run by Jim VandeHei, has handed over total control of their newspaper to the Democratic Party for an indefinite amount of time. Coverage on today’s front page: The GOP CRASH GOP Diagnosis: Dire Some say 70-vote deficit come November …

John Bresnahan: GOP Leaders Warn of Election Disaster Shellshocked House Republicans got warnings from leaders past and present Tuesday: Your party’s message isn’t good enough to prevent disaster in November, and neither is the NRCC’s money. … The double shot of bad news had one veteran Republican House member worrying …

One Craigslist poster has a crush on Politico vet Patrick O’Connor. [h/t Fishbowl DC ] The text reads: “I feel like an ass for having asked you out at the Hawk and Dove, but I simply couldn’t help myself. I thought you were adorable and happen to be just my type- …

Patrick O’Connor: Influential GOP lobbyist joins Altria Bruce Gates, an influential Republican lobbyist with close ties to House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), is leaving Washington Council Ernst & Young, the firm he helped found in 1996, to work in the Washington office of the newly reconstituted Altria, according …

FishbowlDC’s Quote of the Day Has John Boehner Giving Fashion Advice to Patrick O’Connor

Patrick O’Connor spends a slow news day pandering to star gazers [Angelina Jolie Alert] 6 Angelina Jolie mentions 2 Brad Pitt mentions 1 Tomb Raider mention Google Alerts are going crazy from the beltway to Hollywood

Rogers and O’Connor: Boehner and Pelosi’s First date