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Being a college coach > Being a governor
If you had any doubt about who the most important person -- if salary is an indicator of importance (and it is) -- is in most states in the country, the map below put together by the good folks at Deadspin should dispel it.
In 40 of the 50 states, the highest paid public employee is either a football, basketball or hockey coach at a public university. (It's fitting that the hockey coach comes from New Hampshire.) In 0 out of the 50 states is the highest paid employee a politician.
On climate change, Obama faces an attack from his left flank
If you want to get a sense of how impatient some of President Obama's most loyal supporters are getting when it comes to climate change, consider this: They're planning to conduct protests at meetings of the grassroots advocacy organization run by his former top campaign aides.
Environmentalists have become increasingly frustrated that Organizing for Action, the non-profit 501(c)(4) group that conducts issue advocacy on behalf of the president's agenda, isn't doing more to press for executive action on global warming. So these grassroots groups -- including CREDO Action, the political arm of the company CREDO Mobile, 350.org and others, intend to demonstrate at events OFA will conduct in the weeks ahead.
How Howard Wolfson went from Team Clinton to Team Bloomberg
The crash of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign drastically changed political trajectories, sending people to unexpected and mostly impressive places. (Read the full piece on where the chips fell here.)
But perhaps no one ended up in a more surprising place than Howard Wolfson, Clinton's kamikaze (as Chris Matthews called him) and a lifelong Democratic warrior.
Congress's conundrum: Investigate or legislate?
Every week that Congress is in session, The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe previews what's expected to happen in the House and Senate:
Can Congress productively legislate and conduct oversight investigations of a sitting president at the same time? This week will be the test.
While two congressional committees hold hearings on the unfolding scandal at the Internal Revenue Service, two other committees plan to continue working on overhauling the nation's immigration laws, which if it succeeds, will be the most significant legislative achievement of the year.
Mitt Romney offers 2016 advice (VIDEO)
Mitt Romney sat down with NBC's Jay Leno on Friday for a chat on a range of issues, including 2016. So what advice would he give candidates running for president? Among other things, "get used to eating Iowa corndogs."
(Check out the complete interview here.)
The White House is taking a hard line on scandal talk. Can they make it stick?
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer made clear on Sunday that the Obama administration will not gather itself into a defensive crouch in the wake of a series of scandals and investigations that have come to a head in the past 10 days.
"What we're not going to participate in is partisan fishing expeditions designed to distract from the real issues at hand," Pfeiffer told ABC's George Stephanopoulos when asked about congressional investigations into the IRS's policy of targeting conservative groups seeking tax exempt status for additional scrutiny. (In response to the administration's handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Pfeiffer said Republicans owed U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice an "apology.")
Sunday Show roundup: Pfeiffer defends Obama as GOP criticism continues
Amid a trio of controversies that has put the White House on defense, Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to the President Obama, appeared on all five Sunday news shows, defending the administration against attacks from Republicans.
Pfeiffer said the GOP is trying to make "political hay" over the revelation that the Internal Revenue Service singled out conservative groups. Meanwhile, the Senate's top Republican charged "there is a culture of intimidation" in the administration.
Read about it all and more over on Post Politics:
McConnell: Obama administration 'made up a tale' on Benghazi
McConnell: It's important to investigate leaks that 'endanger Americans'
McConnell predicts Obamacare will be 'biggest issue' of 2014 election
Dan Pfeiffer: Legal questions in IRS scandal 'irrelevant' to 'inexcusable' actions
"Saturday Night Live" on the IRS scandal -- with a Dana Milbank appearance! (VIDEO)
If there's a frog in the bucket, someone is having waffles on Sunday. So, so true.
'Who's going to jail' over IRS scandal? Probably nobody.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants to know "who's going to jail" over the IRS scandal.
But ousted acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller says no laws were violated when the agency targeted conservative groups.
So who's right? Did the IRS's conduct take a step beyond mere "wrongdoing" and venture into criminal territory?
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Chris Cillizza
Chris Cillizza is founder and editor of The Fix, a leading blog on state and national politics. He is the author of The Gospel According to the Fix: An Insider’s Guide to a Less than Holy World of Politics and an MSNBC contributor and political analyst. He also regularly appears on NBC and NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show. He joined The Post in 2005 and was named one of the top 50 journalists by Washingtonian in 2009.
Juliet Eilperin
Juliet Eilperin covers the White House for the Washington Post. She served as the Post's House of Representatives reporter from 1998-2004, covering the impeachment of Bill Clinton, lobbying, legislation, and five national congressional campaigns. Since 2004 she has been one of the country’s leading reporters covering the environment, reporting on science, policy and politics in areas including climate change, oceans, and air quality. She is the author of two books, "Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives," and "Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks." Follow her on Twitter.
Ed O’Keefe
Ed O’Keefe covers Congress and politics for the Washington Post. He previously covered the 2008 and 2012 campaigns and reported on federal agencies and federal employees as author of The Federal Eye blog. Follow Ed on Twitter.
Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake covers national politics at the Washington Post, where he writes regularly for “The Fix,” the Post’s top political blog. A Minnesota native and summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota, Aaron has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and The Hill newspaper. Aaron and his wife, Danielle, live in Annandale, Va. Follow him on Twitter.
Sean Sullivan
Sean Sullivan covers national politics for “The Fix.” Prior to joining the Washington Post in the summer of 2012, Sean was the editor of Hotline On Call, National Journal Hotline’s politics blog. He has also worked for NHK Japan Public Broadcasting and ABC News. Sean is a graduate of Hamilton College, where he received a degree in Philosophy. He lives in Washington, D.C. Follow Sean on Twitter.
Scott Clement
Scott Clement is a survey research analyst for Capital Insight, the independent polling group of Washington Post Media. Scott specializes in public opinion about politics, election campaigns and public policy. He helps design and analyze all Washington Post polls, including the Washington Post-ABC News poll. Follow Scott on Twitter.
Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner covers national politics for Post Politics and The Fix. She came to the Washington Post in 2010 as a political web editor and anchored the Post's 2012 election blog. She was previously a web editor at The Huffington Post. Follow her on Twitter.
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