washingtonpost.com - PlayersPlayersBush Adviser Is 'a Jack of All Trades'- April 23, 2005 Operating out of his office on the second floor of the West Wing, Claude A. Allen, one of the most senior African American members of the administration, advises Bush on the nation's sprawling domestic agenda.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7771-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Spy-Turned-Author Looks Back at CIA- April 23, 2005 After departing unhappily from the CIA in 2002 Mahle is the latest in a parade of disillusioned spies to write a memoir, pitching herself into the debate over what is wrong with American intelligence.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7714-2005Jan13.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Putting a New Face On Conservatism- April 23, 2005 Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) is leading the charge for conservative principles on Capitol Hill with the even tones and polite demeanor of his Midwest upbringing.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54940-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Walk Softly and Carry a Rubber Stick- April 23, 2005 John C. Danforth, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, describes himself as a straight-talking "Midwest guy" who has been thrust into a world of diplomatic doublespeak where nonsensical rules are the norm.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13199-2004Nov25.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Biologist Fights to Get Job Back- April 23, 2005 Andy Eller has mounted a one-man campaign against what he says is a corrupt system within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that favors politically wired real estate developers over, well, fish and wildlife.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15056-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Looking Beyond Enforcement at the EPA- April 23, 2005 The sofa in Nikki Tinsley's office in the Environmental Protection Agency sports one of those fluffy little pillows with needlepoint lettering that you expect to say "Home Sweet Home." A closer look reveals something much saucier: "If You Obey All the Rules, You Miss All the Fun."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45645-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... A Detail Guy With a Broad Perspective- April 23, 2005 Eric M. Ueland finesses the rules as Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's chief of staff.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58189-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... Resident Thinker Given Free Rein- April 23, 2005 Pete Wehner has the rarest of White House jobs. He is paid to read, to think, to prod, to brainstorm -- all without accountability.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59795-2004Dec12.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... A Faith-Based Mission for Change- April 23, 2005 There can be only so many ways to make a big first impression on the president of the United States, but it's a safe bet that no one else has used the tactic inadvertently discovered by H. James Towey.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24466-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... 'Under the Radar' -- Up Till Now- April 23, 2005 Margaret Spellings, who was named Wednesday as secretary of education, arrived in Washington from Texas four years ago as a divorced single mother and member of the inner palace guard around President Bush.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56980-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... |