washingtonpost.com - Al Kamen's In The Loop ColumnAl Kamen's In the Loop column reports on the latest comings and goings in official Washington,from White House personnel to lobbyists to members of Congress.AL KAMEN- December 26, 2007 Al Kamen is away, but don't forget to enter his contest. Guess what burned in the fire in Vice President Cheney's Eisenhower Executive Office Building digs. Send entries to hitthevault washpost.com .http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/25/AR2007122501126.html?nav=r... What Was in That Office, Anyway You Tell Us.- December 21, 2007 That fire in Vice President Cheney's digs in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Wednesday naturally has everyone in Washington speculating about its origin. Arson might seem a bit far-fetched to folks outside the Beltway, but it would not be the first time a small conflagration was planned by a White House official.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/20/AR2007122002205.html?nav=r... The Gift That Keeps On Giving- December 19, 2007 The Nintendo Wii is hot this holiday season. So are those beautiful iPhones. Anything Hannah Montana is essential for daughters 8 to 12.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/18/AR2007121801754.html?nav=r... Instead of Plum Appointments, Maybe a Lump of Coal- December 14, 2007 Christmas is usually a time when controversial nominees for top federal jobs wait for Santa, in the form of the president of the United States, to come down the chimney with their recess appointments.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/13/AR2007121302017.html?nav=r... Being There- December 12, 2007 In September 2005, when President Bush swore in pal Karen P. Hughes to be public diplomacy czar, he instructed her "to marshal all the resources of the federal government to this critical mission."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121102334.html?nav=r... AL KAMEN- December 7, 2007 Al Kamen is away. His In the Loop column will resume when he returns.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/06/AR2007120602635.html?nav=r... Good News, Bad News for Evildoers- December 5, 2007 A mixed bag this week for the axis of not-quite-evil. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president and former KGB thug, scored big on his alleged free elections, which effectively could make him prime minister for life of that budding democracy.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120402048.html?nav=r... |