Politico is an American political journalism organization based in Arlington, Virginia, that distributes its content via television, the Internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage of Washington, D.C., includes the U.S. Congress, lobbying, media and the Presidency. It was a sponsor of the 2008 Republican Presidential candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on May 3, 2007, the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidates debate at the Kodak Theater on January 31, 2008, and the 2012 Republican Presidential candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 7, 2011.

John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei left The Washington Post to become Politico's editor-in-chief and executive editor, respectively, launching the newspaper on January 23, 2007. Frederick J. Ryan Jr., former assistant to President Ronald Reagan, is president and chief executive officer.

Politico is owned by Allbritton Communications, which owns television stations in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere, all affiliated with the Disney-owned ABC network.

Robert Frederick Drinan, S.J. (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was also a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center for the last twenty-six years of his life.

Drinan grew up in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, the son of Ann Mary (Flanagan) and James John Drinan. He graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1938. He received a B.A. and an M.A. from Boston College in 1942 and joined the Society of Jesus the same year; he was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1953. He received an LL.M. and LL.B. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1950, and a doctorate in theology from Gregorian University in Rome in 1954, in addition to receiving 21 honorary degrees throughout his life.

He studied in Florence for two years before returning to Boston, where he was admitted to the bar in 1956. He served as dean of the Boston College Law School from 1956 until 1970, during which time he also taught as a professor of family law and church-state relations. During this period he was also a visiting professor at other schools including the University of Texas School of Law, and served on several Massachusetts state commissions convened to study legal issues such as judicial salaries and lawyer conflicts of interest.

Helena Andrews (born October 28, 1980) is an author, journalist and pop culture critic. Her first book, Bitch is the New Black, will be published by HarperCollins in June 2010.Bitch is the New Black is a collection of essays chronicling her experiences as a single Black female in Washington, DC. First conceptualized as a daily blog documenting the sad state of dating among educated African Americans, Bitch is the New Black evolved to describe all the influences and impacts on the modern Black woman. Helena is currently writing a screenplay for the movie version of the book. The film rights have been optioned by "Grey's Anatomy" creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes, who will serve as executive producer for the project.

In a interview with The Root she discussed the upcoming book:

“Despite the fact that the most visible woman in the United States is black, popular culture still hasn't moved past the only adjective apparently meant to describe us: 'strong'. 'Bitch' will hopefully function as a sort of dictionary (abridged, of course), providing a new vocabulary for black women. Almost automatically I'd describe myself as strong, but I'm also flawed, tired, sexy, depressed, frightened, naïve, hilarious, greedy and, of course, bitchy. In 16 essays, 'Bitch' gives credence to each one of my faces - the secret sides every woman often keeps hidden.”

Know One, also known as MC Know One, is a New Orleans based lyricist and graphic designer. Born Roan Smith in Meadville, PA to an artist mother & musician father, Know One was raised in the arts. After attending college at the Pittsburgh Art Institute, & a brief stint at Edinboro University to study graphic design, he moved to New Orleans and started an indie Hip-Hop label with other like-minded artists called Media Darling Records. As a flagship artist of the Hip-Hop collective, Know One served as a member of the groups The Blank Space with producer DamNathan, 3 Lucky Stiffs with Rapper Bionik Brown & producer DJ Quickie Mart, & Space God which was the teaming of the groups The Blank Space & God Awful. The Label was doing very well until Hurricane Katrina attacked New Orleans in August 2005. Know One continues to keep the label name alive with his latest release Sound Track - The Ballad Of Know One & DamNathan...

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The Blank Space (2002) The Blank Space is a very experimental project produced by Damnathan with Know One as the primary vocalist. Only 100 copies were made for the purpose of getting their foot in the door of the underground Hip-Hop scene in New Orleans.

Tucker Bounds is a public relations professional, who has been active in Republican politics. He served as a spokesperson for the McCain-Palin 2008 presidential campaign. Bounds also served as the Deputy Campaign Manager, Communications, for former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's unsuccessful 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California. He currently works for Facebook, in Menlo Park, CA for its policy communication team.

Tucker Bounds was raised in Hermiston, Oregon, and graduated from Hermiston High School. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon.

Bounds began his career in the offices of Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. He also served as the Oregon Communications Director for the 2004 Bush campaign and as the Western States spokesperson for the Republican National Committee during the 2006 elections. He was a spokesperson for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.

Bounds was named partner in the firm of Quinn Thomas Public Affairs^[1] in 2009. He later joined the campaign of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California, where his title was Deputy Campaign Manager.