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Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Premiered: October 12, 2003
[replays]
Synopsis
Mary Matalin defends herself against rumors that she may been the source of the recent leak of a CIA agent's identity.
Guest Starring:
Robert Prosky (Tommy's Dad)
Appearing as themselves:
John Breaux
– Talks to Maggie Morris at reception at the Grand Hyatt Hotel; asks her to duck out and go for drinks elsewhere
Bill Clark
Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr.
– Democratic representative from Tennessee; has lunch with Francisco [site]
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
– House Democratic Whip; shakes hands with Rep. Ford and Francisco [site]
Al Hunt
– Executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal; columnist on CNN's "The Capital Gang"; speaks to Carville at reception at Grand Hyatt Hotel [bio]
Rep. Jim Kolbe
– Republican representative from Arizona [site]
Noel D. Matchett
– Coinventor of the Noisebath® acoustic masking system (seen installed at the end of this episode), used to defeat bugs and electronic eavesdropping; President and principal consultant of Information Security Incorporated.
Joe Lockhart
– Former Press Secretary for Pres. Bill Clinton; currently President and Founding Partner of the Glover Park Group, a Washington consulting firm specializing in advocacy advertising.
William Milley
Kevin D. Murray
– Security Consultant, Murray Associates; authored course, "Electronic Eavesdropping & Business Espionage Countermeasures," for John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY [site]
Jack Quinn
– Co-chairman of Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC, a strategic consulting company he formed in January 2000 with Ed Gillespie. Counsel to President Clinton from November 1995 to February 1997. [bio]
Michael Stearcy
David Sutphen
– Vice President of Government Affairs, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Andrew Tripp
Locations: (all Washington, D.C., unless otherwise noted)
Quinn Gillespie & Associates, 1133 Connecticut Ave. NW
– Public affairs firm; Tommy and Maggie speak to co-chairman Jack Quinn about their problems representing both wind power and oil company clients [site]
Charlie Palmer Steak House, 101 Constitution Ave. NW
– Francisco meets Rep. Ford here for lunch [site]
The Monocle, 107 D St. NE
– Carville and Matalin eat here with Joe Lockhart; opened in 1960, the many autographed photos of politicians are sometimes re-arranged to suit famous diners [review]
Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St. NW
– Carville, Matalin, Maggie and Tommy attend reception here [site]
Zola, 800 F Street NW
– Francisco meets some friends here for drinks [site]
Procedural Terms & Trivia:
Hockey Jersey Behind Tommy's Desk
– Bobby Orr's #4 Boston Bruins jersey [Bobby Orr bio]
Deleted Emails
– Tommy (John Slattery) deletes several emails from AnnaO@Perennialinvest.com with subject lines referring to tickets and New York dated August 18, 2003. We also see an email to Amtrak and one from Mary.Matalin@BergstromLowell.com with the subject line "Why I hate the round table."
Drudge Report
– Carville calls Matt Drudge to complain about his political gossip web site's part in spreading the rumor that Matalin may have been the source of the recent leak of a CIA agent's identity.
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