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Editor todd purdum has a big piece, one of those big think pieces in the latest issue of the magazine which has lady gaga on the cover because you have to sell the magazine. its called "washington we have a problem." were also joined by a washingtonian from birth, senior political reporter jonathan martin. look, youve gotten a lot of attention for this piece, this idea that its broken. i think rahm emanuel refers to washington in cementing his own four-letter legacy as f nutsville. one part of y...

Lady gaga on the cover because you have to sell the magazine. but its called "washington, we have a problem." well r were also joined by a washingtonion from birth. youve gotten a lot of attention for this piece for the idea that its broken. rahm emanuel refers to washington as "f" nutsville. one piece has not gotten a lot of attention, which was striking to me, its the industry of lobbying. this figure you used. you said in 2009 expenditures for lobbying, 3.5 billion, with a "b" dollars. or $1....

Because you have to sell the magazine. its called "washington we have a problem." were also joined by a washingtonian from birth, senior political reporter jonathan martin. look, youve gotten a lot of attention for this piece, this idea that its broken. i think rahm emanuel refers to washington in cementing his own four-letter legacy as f nutsville. one part of your piece has not gotten a lot of attention. it was striking to me. that was the fact that the media is not the fourth asset. estate. i...

Particularly everything at the white house. >> and talking to some senior officials, this is on an interim basis. he certainly didnt lobby for the job, but they wont start the proverbial search today. he already had been working for several months on a transition plan. they know there are going to be so many people who will leave the west wing in the coming months. this turnover is expected, and hes really been the architect of putting the new team in place. >> lets tell you a bet about pete rou...