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This Week In Pool Reports - Posted April 11, 2008
Katherine Seelye gives a behind the scenes tour of being in the White House pool.
The pool is on the road... again.
"POTUS and President Putin spoke a few minutes to the pool, praising each other and commenting on POTUS's dancing ability. You'll see the transcript shortly. Putin, speaking through a translator, welcomed... [FishBowlDC]
This Week In Pool Reports - Posted April 4, 2008
Who knew that the VPOTUS is a champ on a no sleep? Also, this week's pool should be lesson to all poolers -- don't wear the scrubby socks.
"Potus and motorcade arrived at Nationals Park about 7 pm. He disappeared for more than an hour for clubhouse visits. After both the Braves... [FishBowlDC]
That's A Lot Of Spice Channel - Posted April 2, 2008
WaPo's Peter Baker describes life on the road with President Bush.
From Ukraine:
In fact, one member of the press pool got a bill for $1,849 for one night's stay, not even counting room service. ... [FishBowlDC]
The Press Gets Ripped Off - Posted April 1, 2008
WaPo's Peter Baker discusses what happens to hotel rates when POTUS (and the journalists who love him) travel abroad:
And with scores and even hundreds of people involved in setting up the complicated logistics of such a trip, these excursions are usually good for the local economy.
They're not always so good for... [FishBowlDC]
WHCA: More Celebs Named! - Posted March 31, 2008
Although the Washington Post's Peter Baker doesn't note that, well, much of his piece on White House Correspondents' Dinner celebs has already been reported (that's kind of how the Post rolls, though...Or is that what is meant by "according to the latest buzz" and "word is already spreading"?), we do learn... [FishBowlDC]
This Week In Pool Reports - Posted February 21, 2008
Last week in Africa, it was all Baker all the time.
"Many, many apologies for the problems getting pool reports out of Benin. Your pooler seems to have finally lost those last brain cells still desperately hanging on." -- Peter Baker, The Washington Post
"One last thing from earlier -- the Benin... [FishBowlDC]
This Week In Pool Reports - Posted December 4, 2007
Ummm... does Martin Sieff have a crush on Condi, or is it just us?
"President Bush and Salvadoran President Antonio Saca wore dark suits andblue ties as they made statements to the press pool in the Oval Office, although they took no questions. Mr. Bush, who also wore black cowboy boots, glanced... [FishBowlDC]
Snow Talks More Than Perino - Posted October 24, 2007
The Washington Post's Peter Baker looks at the number of words uttered by White House Press Secretary Dana Perino per briefing and compares them to her predecessor, Tony Snow.
Perino: 2,690 per briefing
Snow: 4,363 per briefing.... [FishBowlDC]
A History of White House Spin - Posted August 14, 2007
In yesterday's Washington Post, Peter Baker takes a look at an upcoming book by professor Martha Joynt Kumar, entitled, "Managing the President's Message."
As a college professor, Martha Joynt Kumar studied and taught the art of presidential communication for years. But one day, she did what few of her colleagues in academia... [FishBowlDC]
Journos In Love At The Post - Posted July 3, 2007
Harry Jaffe points out the following pairings:
"The latest pairing is Pulitzer Prize–winning special-projects reporter Barton Gellman and WMD specialist Dafna Linzer."
"The reigning power couple today is Susan Glasser and Peter Baker. She's assistant managing editor for national news; he covers the White House--which means she's his boss."
"Then there's Marie Arana, editor... [FishBowlDC]
In The Loop Page Continues To Evolve - Posted June 12, 2007
You may have noticed Peter Baker taking a stab at the Post's "In the Loop" page Monday (which already features Jeffrey Birnbaum, Al Kamen and Lois Romano).
Since Kamen took the buyout, he's now on contract and one of the
things he wanted to do was scale back from three columns a week... [FishBowlDC]
Ruth Marcus On The Post's Office Romances - Posted May 21, 2007
In looking at the Wolowitz-Riza-Worldbank situation, Post columnist Ruth Marcus discusses how the Post handles office relationships:
As it happens, my newspaper grappled recently with a similar problem, with the genders gratifyingly reversed -- and came to an opposite conclusion. In naming a new person to run the national section, the top... [FishBowlDC]
Tony's Back - Posted April 30, 2007
He holds this morning's 10 a.m. press gaggle. More from Peter Baker here...... [FishBowlDC]
Notes From A Post.com Chat - Posted January 19, 2007
Washington Post reporters Chris Cillizza, Peter Baker, Dan Balz, and Shailagh Murray video-taped their latest watercooler chat about "President Bush's 'surge' plan, the new Democratic majority in Congress, and the leading 2008 presidential contenders." We were there for the play-by-play...
... [FishBowlDC]
