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...many of the killer bylines only popped up occasionally. "They were willing to throw tons of money at writers, but they couldn't figure out how to use them," says a former staffer. "They all got about two stories in the magazine. They killed one of David Margolick...
...Another group fears Koh may get the nod for the Supreme Court at some point in the Obama presidency and wants to bloody him now in preparation for that fight. "We have been watching and studying up on Koh for a long time," says one GOP judiciary committee staffer. "We didn't anticipate that he'd be named for legal adviser; now that he has, we've encouraged others to focus on his radical views even more." (Read "Fox News Continues Reign with Big Three...
...meet Cal McAffrey (Crowe), star reporter and resident curmudgeon of the Washington Globe, as he's pursuing what seems to be the all-too-routine murder of a drug dealer. Another Globe staffer, perky bloggista Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), is digging for sexual dirt attending the relationship of a Capitol Hill researcher, dead in a train accident, to her boss, Congressman Stephen Collins (Affleck). Cal muscles in on Della's story because in college he was close to the budding politician - and even closer to Stephen's wife, Anne (Robin Wright Penn). As Cal and Della form an uneasy alliance...
...matzo fast. Some Jewish community members who didn't make the invite list were a bit miffed at having been, well, passed over. Word got out when an email chain discussing the discontent was accidentally circulated. Said one staffer, “Apparently Jewish [sic] here and in neighboring states are now calling wondering why they have not been invited...
...With the window for acceptance of the retirement package now closed, it remains unclear for departments whether having a staffer retire is a curse or a blessing...