Subject: POLITICO Playbook, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co.: PARIS on the Potomac? Feds warn D.C. bars that they’re a soft target -- BROOKLYN BRAWL: ‘most vicious debate’ – 2 CEOs fight Bern -- B’DAYS: Frank Benenati, John F.W. Rogers is 6-0, Pete Rouse
From: "Mike Allen" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 05:24:31 -0600

04/15/2016 07:22 AM EDT

By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; [email-masked]) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; [email-masked])

Hap-py Friday and happy Tax Day! SPOTTED, lunching at the Hay-Adams yesterday with British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (Prime Minister David Cameron's deputy, and his possible successor): Bob Woodward. Deep in conversation at a corner table. Woodward kept pointing out the window at the White House across the way. What is going on?

ABOUT LAST NIGHT ... HuffPost banner, "BRUTAL IN BROOKLYN" ... Drudge banner,"BROOKLYN BRAWL!"

TOP TWEETS: @ezraklein: "One thing you really see in this debate versus the early ones is Sanders now believes he can win, and he'll do what it takes" ... @joshtpm: "I'm not sure I've heard 2 candidates yell at each other at such sustained clip for two full hours. And they're both over 65. That's stamina" ...@davidaxelrod: "Unless she genuinely feels none, shouldn't @HillaryClinton express some regrets or lessons learned on Libya?"...

... @bennyjohnson: "Bravo to @CNN for going nearly an hour without a commercial break" ... @MartinOMalley: "Said this in 2012 about @MittRomney's tax returns, I'll say it today: @HillaryClinton should release the Wall Street transcripts" ... @BuzzFeedBen: ".@errollouis should host one of those Sunday shows" ... @BCAppelbaum: "Jeb Bush has been so quiet tonight. Another bad debate for him."

--"9 most interesting moments of the Democratic debate," by Daniel Strauss: "Clinton and Sanders go head-to-head on crime, fracking and the Middle East." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c24e94acb03f4d2c33f52d9fb90c841d0ca97a1003e07b2e9

N.Y. DAILY NEWS cover, with Clinton and Sanders pointing angrily, "BROOKLYN BRAWLERS" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cb0c53b2e1b08fb4d675a2d4a087d0c3656c3d2782d2dd919 ... N.Y. POST cover (right half), "BERN BELTS HILL" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1ce4c394ddc3645778627898d53b5cfac01561e0ea586cb4a9 

N.Y. POST cover (left half), "The Post endorses Trump" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1ce4c394ddc3645778627898d53b5cfac01561e0ea586cb4a9 ... Editorial: "Should he win the nomination, we expect Trump to pivot - not just on the issues, but in his manner. The post-pivot Trump needs to be more presidential: better informed on policy, more self-disciplined and less thin-skinned." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cea46e36f8cb6a497ef98d0c544329d3e412c6aa0aff2687e

SIREN -- "Republican leaders consider rewriting convention rules: The new rules would throw more power to the individual delegates and away from a powerful convention chair," by Alex Isenstadt and Shane Goldmacher: "The proposal, which will top the agenda during [next week's] meeting of the Rules panel at the RNC's annual spring meeting in Hollywood Beach, Fla., would fundamentally alter how the convention is conducted, further empowering the delegates to determine the course of the proceedings. It amounts to not just a changing of the rules but of the rulebook itself, with far-reaching implications, potentially impacting whether party insiders will be able to draft a so-called 'white
 knight' ...

"The proposal is the brainchild of Solomon Yue, an RNC officer and Rules Committee member from Oregon. It would replace the system used at Republican national conventions for decades, which mimic those used by the U.S. House of Representatives, with Robert's Rules of Order, a design that's often used to oversee civic and organizational meetings." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c5977c45ee64b404ecdf18863d88081df0221208174230131

SEAN SPICER MEMO, "Delegate Allocation And Selection Rules": "As we head into the final contests in April, here is a rundown of those elections and how their delegates will be selected." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cc014e28173a4e9b582fe0d00b88dd3ba3d2764ec3b1a4937

HAPPY HOUR TALKER - WashPost Style front - Are D.C. bars a terrorist target? "As the city moves outside for the spring, the Paris nightlife attacks are seen as a warning," by Mr. Dan Zak: A "briefing was held in a private banquet room about 1,000 feet from the White House. The FBI was there. The Department of Homeland Security was there. So were staffers from the 9:30 Club and the Black Cat, gay bars Number Nine and Trade, and dozens of other nightlife spots and restaurants. ... [L]aw enforcement officials shared images of Islamic State and al-Qaeda propaganda that encourage attacks on American social spots. ...

"Bill Duggan, proprietor of Madam's Organ[:] 'They said, "For your business, you have to have a plan of succession."' As in, who will be in charge if your front-door guy is bleeding out on the sidewalk. Washington is a city of hard targets. ... It is also a city of soft targets. Crowded clubs. Sunny beer gardens. Outdoor movie screenings. ... Is it only a matter of time? ... Despite the seriousness of their recent briefing, officials emphasized that there are no specific, credible threats against D.C. nightlife." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c08381b0cfa6a7a14b00655f4a479f4e0a184ee512e535677

TOP TALKER -- WashPost p. A1, below fold, "Glitches plague standardized testing's shift to computers," by Emma Brown: Many states "have switched from administering those tests the old-fashioned way - with paper and No. 2 pencils - to delivering them online using computers, laptops and tablets. ... Stressed-out students have found they sometimes can't log on to their exams or are left to panic when their answers suddenly disappear. Frustrated teachers have had to come up with last-minute lesson plans when testing fails. Some school systems - and even entire states - have had to abandon testing altogether because of Internet hiccups thousands of miles away." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c5ec7a49a11b706ecf7e2b28e23654d53d224deac6ee6c515

DAVID GREGORY's new podcast, "The David Gregory Show" -- David, who is now appearing regularly on CNN as a contributor, has launched a new podcast for the Scripps Company. It's a mix of politics, culture, media. First interview: Andy Cohen of Bravo TV. Next up: Mitt Romney and Kara Swisher. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c8922c652e56dbb52fe1fcd52340da600597b60387ac47717

INSTAGRAM DU JOUR -- @chuckschumer: "3 days till I walk my daughter down the aisle. #sheddingforthewedding #salad" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c37b31a4307b2c7cffbd3799df9177e2d2d55379528a18756

** A message from JPMorgan Chase & Co.: Small businesses are focused on expansion within the US-25% expect to increase the number of full-time employees, 31% expect to increase the number of part-time employees and 36% expect to increase employee compensation in the coming year. Read the full report here: www.jpmorganchase.com/businessleadersoutlook **

LATE-NIGHT BEST - "Trump's Phone Call with Ted Cruz": Trump, played by Jimmy Fallon: "Are you watching the Democratic debate?" Cruz: "Nope I'm watching the Princess Bride for the 843rd time." ...Trump: "I know you're about to be a guest on the 'Tonight Show' ... so I thought I'd help you out and do a little pre-interview." Cruz: "Well, that's a very generous offer, Donald. I appreciate you being the bigger man."Trump: "Oh, I'm the bigger man." (Cruz rolls eyes.) "With the bigger hands and the bigger ... You can't see me but I'm pointing at my Trump Tower." 5-min. video http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c4df9280a237ea7516333ca2c998dcfdf48caf098ec0f83ab

JOHN KASICH on Seth Meyers, "Kasich Defends Eating His Pizza with a Knife and Fork": sometimes pizza is just too hot to eat by hand. 1-min. video http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1caf2a2d8bb05f78d6735bbd6ed1906647825923646d3acf19

 JUST POSTED - POTUS chats with Yahoo's Nicole Sinclair - "interview on today's announcement that he would sign an Executive Order directing every relevant agency of the Federal government to take steps in identifying bottlenecks to competition and create new ways to increase competition in the economy." Full interview http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c143dec7dab3dd60c28769791e9af376c35cf402121b4babf 

HAPPENING TODAY: "On the heels of [last night's debate] in Brooklyn, CBS New York, WCBS880, and 1010WINS will host a live webcast [this] morning at 11am looking at the issues at play in the NY Primary through the lens of millennial voters. The debate will involve young people from both campaigns in our Adorama Theater." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cd41454dd0b4382f1beb3dcc52d6db1b0a671b958cf260bc6

BOLD-FACE NAMES ... WashPost p. C2, The Reliable Source, "Power couple Savannah Guthrie and Michael Feldman are selling their D.C. digs," by Helena Andrews-Dyer and Emily Heil: "'I'm just not there very much,' said Feldman, who spends most of his time in New York with Guthrie and their 1-year-old daughter. ... 'At this point it's a very elaborate form of storage.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c43098cf5cb603a5b420ab5a7caf6603ce821e8ef1e70e05c

CEOs FIGHT BACK -- USA Today p. 1A, above fold, "Sanders' CEO targets fight back: Verizon chief isn't giving in on charges," by Mike Snider: "Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam became the latest chief executive to spar with ... Sanders [after he] accused the telecommunications giant of 'corporate greed' ... GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt fired back in an op-ed piece in The Washington Post that 'we've never been a big hit with socialists. We create wealth and jobs, instead of just calling for them in speeches.' ... Verizon's McAdam wasn't backing down from Sanders and responded with an essay on LinkedIn entitled 'Feeling The Bern of Reality -- The Facts About Verizon and The "Moral Economy."'" 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c78e7b389c9c3e397ec47d475861facff12aeeb9eaa9a0f1f ... His LinkedIn essay http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cdee6e2e0162b2d363429a94efb69f6bdddeafbde1c8e5805

SPEAKER RYAN -- "Ryan says he got an earful about Obama, Trump on his foreign trip," by Michael Crowley: "Ryan spoke Thursday morning to a group of foreign policy reporters in his Capitol office about his trip to the Middle East, where he said U.S. allies repeatedly complained about Obama's leadership. ... Asked if leaders in the countries he visited last week - Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia - had raised qualms about Trump, Ryan said: 'Sure, I got it.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c392a549f384986310483a0fe201b736912a983426b1b48b4

SUNDAY SO FAR:

--ABC's "This Week": Hillary Clinton goes one-on-one with George Stephanopoulos, in a Sunday exclusive ... Bernie Sanders comes to "This Week" ... Trump and Cruz campaign delegate hunters Paul Manafort and Ken Cuccinelli ... Roundtable: Matthew Dowd, Mary Matalin, Robert Reich.

--"Face the Nation": Bernie Sanders ... RNC Chairman Reince Priebus ... Battleground Tracker polls from N.Y., Pa. (GOP) and Calif. ... Panel: Amy Davidson, staff writer at The New Yorker; Susan Page; Clarence Page; Ron Fournier

--"Fox News Sunday": Corey Lewandowski ... Panel: George Will, Julie Pace, Laura Ingraham, Rebecca Berg of Real Clear Politics

--"Meet the Press": N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory (R)

--CNN's "State of the Union": Dana Bash anchors from D.C.: John Kasich exclusive ... Bernie Sanders

--CNN's "Inside Politics," live at 8 a.m., anchored by John King: Jonathan Martin, Molly Ball, Ed O'Keefe, Nia-Malika Henderson.

APOLOGIES for several broken links in yesterday's Playbook. Here are the right ones: Joe Scarborough's rock guitar gig http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c47b620bdca6c584ed5c871f72a2c8f50db307a64a7a238b4 ... Controversial Maryland Senate ad http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c29ecad18768c9e7fb93eac181b2eeebbfd4d7d4fae40f191 ... TIME's personalized cover for Mike Allen http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c13dc130a51bef5e0b68395889a4dc73f122780f9bae71605 ... Chris Licht's new job http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c849833e105cf76384d6a6f6856d629184eaa522b3c681f5f ... Ravi Somaiya memo http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cf7046aa67cdd1284ba85941ba3662ffd304b812e71ddc772

TUESDAY TRUMPDAY -- "Trump poised for New York landslide," by Shane Goldmacher and Scott Bland: "Trump ... could leave as many as two-dozen critical delegates on the table by failing to win an outright majority in every corner of the state ... Under the state's complex rules, all three delegates in each of the state's 27 congressional districts are awarded to the winner if he or she gets to 50 percent there - meaning that even a dominant Trump performance short of that mark could leak some delegates to his rivals. ...

"In [a new Optimus Consulting] poll, Trump's strongest showings are on Long Island and in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island in New York City, where he's above or within the margin of error of 50 percent in 10 congressional districts." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cc456c11b328fd89e2f56744940d78921f0f44977b497cd81

94 DAYS TO CLEVELAND -- Chicago Tribune 2-col. lede, "Kirk to skip GOP national convention," by Rick Pearson: "Facing a difficult reelection fight this fall, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk [R-Ill.] will not attend ... Kirk campaign manager Kevin Artl cited the first-term ... senator's bid against two-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth ... 'Sen. Kirk has his own re-election to win, so he will be working hard toward that goal, not going to the Republican convention ... Kirk [had] said he 'certainly would' support Trump ... if he was nominated ... Duckworth's campaign has pounced, ... using it as a continued source of attacks." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c0790f563f64525ec5f6663148bb518a1ac5599355de97fb8

CONVENTIONWATCH - Politico Media Pro: Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" will once again hit the road to cover the Republican and Democratic conventions. The show, now hosted by Trevor Noah, will tap a week of shows from The Breen Center for the Performing Arts in Cleveland, and the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia in July. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c23625bab162632d9760b6954eab7029a7668239bda04d432

INSIDE THE CAMPAIGNS - "Sanders's Brooklyn H.Q. Is Exactly How You'd Imagine It: Welcome to the nerve center of the revolution," by Vanity Fair's Tina Nguyen: "Sanders's Brooklyn shop ... is a starving artist's dream: a warehouse with exposed wood beams vaulting into the ceiling, crammed with the normal detritus befitting a political campaign-boxes of flyers, bags of buttons and pins, foldout gray tables, couches seemingly sourced from the 'free' section of Craigslist. And of course, ubiquitous Bernie posters, in all languages, in all colors, several of them homemade and scribbled by hand, others just silhouettes of his windblown white hair and glasses." With 15 pics 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c9f36986161cae57afc27d089eaee88b0bae7a4fc4a63bc45

POLITICO MAGAZINE FRIDAY COVER, "The Mystery of the Two Hillarys: I covered her as a candidate, and then as secretary of state-and it was like two totally different people," by Indira A.R. Lakshmanan: "Watching her on those two different stages, the contrast between the two Hillarys was stunning. Up close, it felt like The Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c666f869f503749f411387967e381c47ec043c9549165f1b0

SPOTTED: Tom Ridge driving down Connecticut Avenue in Dupont at lunchtime yesterday in a black Mercedes, Pennsylvania plates, "blasting Steve Miller Band's 'Jet Airliner' with the windows down on a beautiful day." ... Former Speaker Newt Gingrich in a dark suit arriving at National Airport's American Airlines terminal Thursday morning. "Deep in conversation with another man. Heads still turn as he passes." ... At five separate breakfast tables at the Four Seasons hotel yesterday: David Rubenstein, Andrew Schwartz, former Ambassador "Tod" Sedgwick, Rep. Steve Israel, and Juleanna Glover, Sarah Isgur Flores, Allie Brandenburger and Kirsten Kukowski

--SEND YOUR SPOTTINGS to [email-masked]

NEW TUMBLR: "The White House officially partnered with Tumblr for the first time ... for the 'It's On Us White House Champions of Change' campaign and event aimed at stopping sexual assaults on college campuses." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cea98d40c58d5da90b08aeaa4c94224190ae7b290c211a42b ... http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c8e4f20e27f84a3136d42f58fc6fe95722eab1f226fd8a3be

SNEAK PEEK - This Sunday's NYT Mag cover story - "The Minecraft Generation: How a clunky Swedish computer game is teaching millions of children to master the digital world," by Clive Thompson: "Minecraft is thus an almost perfect game for our current educational moment, in which policy makers are eager to increase kids' interest in the 'STEM' disciplines - science, technology, engineering and match." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c720b6f6b38e3b09e7e70910e5faf926653e218059a823e04

--In a first of its kind experiment, the magazine built its own game within the Minecraft world in collaboration with the popular illustrator Christoph Niemann and the gaming company Hipixel. The cover. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c6e089f00c34094fdf472edff0c2ab2045a0b4f1d64ee3ce6 ... Screenshot from the game. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c761121b613e52d98d7a6813f53f862f07ef140046b70de9a 

THE NEW GILDED AGE - "11 CEOs bust through $30M-a-year barrier," by USA Today's Matt Krantz: "Eleven current CEOs of S&P 500 companies, including Philippe Dauman of media giant Viacom, Marc Benioff of online sales software makerSalesforce.com and Robert Iger of media powerhouse Disney are members of the lucrative $30-million-a-year club." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cdf14a5e9e419fe73e7ad04e22dc75eb2712072b9cbe0c6e6

WASHINGTON, INC. -- "Slack hires its first lobbyists," by Tony Romm: "The company has hired its first lobbyists, with the firm Kountoupes Denham LLC, to tackle 'general education about the product and business.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cdedb58290b23d2e273c5436d0f5e51c2eec4086bc0f4dca8

AMANDA BENNETT named director of Voice of America -- VOA News: "Bennett will be sworn in on Monday ... at VOA headquarters, according to a statement from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) ... Bennett served as the executive editor of Bloomberg News ... [and] was editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer. She also spent two decades as an editor and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where she and her colleagues shared a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting on how public health officials misrepresented the AIDS epidemic in order to secure more public funding and financial support. ...

"More recently, she has been a contributing columnist for The Washington Post. With her husband, Donald Graham, she co-founded The Dream.US, which provides college scholarships to the children of undocumented immigrants." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c14857499ee2fc7f360ef860adf8ac5f7cbb7449bdb502d38 (h/t Politico Media Pro)

MEDIAWATCH -- "Americans triple their political news intake in 2016," by Politico Media columnist Ken Doctor: "Three years ago - in the far less political year of 2013 - political news accounted for 816 million monthly minutes of usage, according to Comscore. In February, 2016, it accounted for 2.364 billion minutes - almost a tripling. February has been a high-water mark, but political news hit one billion minutes in June of 2015 and has grown steadily since." For Politico Media Pros http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c2a709b0c82656b8b171375e04b72ee0a612a6310129064eb (h/t Tomer Ovadia)

--"Times sinks $50M into international push with 'NYT Global'," by Joe Pompeo: "The New York Times will invest $50 million in its global expansion strategy over the next three years as it strives to attract more readers and revenues outside of the U.S." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c8e14b811a371361596b3aaec19d0373ca41b86d87ce7db88 

--"TNR editor in chief Gabriel Snyder is leaving the magazine," by Joe Pompeo: New owner Win "McCormack is more interested in returning TNR to an earlier era, when it trafficked more in political essays and high-minded philosophical debates for the chattering classes. ... TNR's ad revenue did not crack $1 million in 2015." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c83e60be6a2e5051050516fc20abf3f0097a1050259325bf1

--"New York Post editor in chief Col Allan is retiring," by Joe Pompeo: "Allan, 62, is the longest serving editor at News Corp (42 years), which has owned the Post for decades. Allan will be succeeded on May 1 by Sunday editor Stephen Lynch, 43, who will report to Jesse Angelo." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cf7dfe646fd3cff925f5a654bcb795b7ff131e2ff6cf206f3 

--N.Y. Daily News early-edition cover's farewell: "Ta-Ta to Trump's Tabloid Toady! -- Donald needs to find someone else to carry his water as Post editor 'retired.'" See the page. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c2a6cd92d4d2292cc5c0c2aac6724c724ab9d64221ff1a5e9

TRANSITIONS - Jindal alum Kyle Plotkin emails friends: "I have accepted a job with Periscope(tm), a McKinsey Solution. McKinsey & Company has a solutions arm that is focused on big data and advanced analytics to complement the consulting work of the firm. I'll be the Manager of Strategic Initiatives for the CEO of Periscope, a fast-growing startup with global presence ... that helps global companies improve pricing, promotion, assortments, and performance management. I'll be based in New Jersey and I'll be moving at the end of April."

OBAMA ALUMNI - "Maria Cristina 'MC' Gonzalez Noguera Appointed Senior Vice President, Global Public Affairs": "From June 2013 to May 2015, Ms. Gonz&aacute;lez Noguera was Special Assistant to the President and the Director of Communications to First Lady Michelle Obama, where she was responsible for shaping long- term strategic planning and message development for the First Lady."

OUT AND ABOUT -- Last night at the MPAA, guests were treated to a special screening of "The Congressman," the directorial debut from author and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek (NY-3). The film, which stars Treat Williams, Elizabeth Marvel (House of Cards) and George Hamilton, is a lighthearted and non-partisan political comedy about life in public office. Though there have been plenty of actors and authors who served in Congress, Mrazek makes history as the first ever to write and direct a feature film. The film opens wide in Washington on April 29th at the Avalon Theatre. Trailer http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1c666b2a2b2af8900f857901886bf30daabcac353c459b8a73

--SPOTTED: Rep. Steve Israel, Sen. Dick Durbin, former NY Rep. Thomas Downey, former TX congressman Michael Andrews, Craig Gordon, Beth Mendelson, Maria Recio, Kevin Whitelaw, Janet Donovan, John Arundel, Shane Harris, Johanna Giebelhaus, Natalie Zfat, Lise Romanoff, Eugene Shervatalov and Nancy and Jay Zises.

SPOTTED at the S3 Public Affairs party last night at Stanton and Greene: Whip Steve Scalise, Brett Horton, Chris Bond, Lauren French, Lauren Culbertson, Rob Saliterman, Matt Lira, Kathryn Lyons, Blain Rethmeier, Tom Williams, Caitlin Carroll, Amos Snead, Josh Shultz.

NFL BLINK - "Super Bowl rematch: Panthers-Broncos opens season," by AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner: "The rematch will be on Thursday night, Sept. 8 in Denver. ... It is the first Super Bowl rematch on opening weekend since 1970, when Minnesota beat champion Kansas City 27-10. ... Among the highlights for opening weekend is the Rams' return to representing Los Angeles as they visit San Francisco in the nightcap of a Monday night doubleheader. Pittsburgh is at Washington in the first game. ...

"The Rams get their first home game in the LA Coliseum in Week 2, hosting Seattle. That night, the Vikings open their new stadium in Minneapolis against Green Bay. ... Week 16 will feature most games on a Saturday because Sunday is Christmas. There will be two games on Christmas Day: Baltimore at Pittsburgh in late afternoon, Denver at Kansas City at night. ... Houston hosts Cincinnati in a Christmas Eve night game. A tripleheader on the other major holiday, Thanksgiving, will have the traditional home games for Detroit (vs. Minnesota) and Dallas (against Washington). The prime-time matchup is Pittsburgh at Indianapolis. ...

"Four games will be played abroad. Jacksonville will host Indianapolis in London on Oct. 2, at Wembley Stadium. On Oct. 23, the first NFL game at Twickenham Stadium will have the Rams hosting the Giants. And the following Sunday, Cincinnati will host Washington at Wembley. The NFL returns to Mexico City for the first time in 11 years when Oakland hosts Houston on Nov. 21. ... Houston hosts the Super Bowl on Feb. 5."http://apne.ws/1SemJDp ... Week-by-week schedule (Click "Teams" for team-by-team dropdown) http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=40646eb9c8a68f1cd845a56317d0382741db512bbb3aca001ddf6bd0f7cdbca6

BIRTHWEEK (was yesterday): Political junkie Stephen Groves ... (was Wed.): Nathaniel Meyersohn, who worked for Sanders as assistant comms director in South Carolina and is now back in N.Y. as a digital intern at Precision Strategies, turned 23. He celebrated with dinner at Balthazar (h/t dad and star documentary maker Jon Meyersohn)

BIRTHDAYS: Pete Rouse, former counselor to the president, now firmwide co-chair of the Public and Strategic Affairs Group at Perkins Coie ... White House Assistant Press Secretary Frank "Frankles" Benenati celebrated with friends at the Caps game last night ... John F.W. Rogers is 6-0, feted last night by Fred Ryan with a small surprise party at the Irish Pub in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: "the actual Irish pub from Ballyporeen, Ireland [President Reagan] visited on a diplomatic trip in 1984" (h/t Deborah Lehr) ... Tom Rosenstiel, author, journalist, media critic, executive director at American Press Institute, and the pride of Woodside, Calif. (h/t Jon Haber) ... Linda
 Bloodworth-Thomason is 69 ... Amie Parnes, a Politico alum now at The Hill and Jon Allen's book partner (h/t Ben Chang) ... Amie's mother, the eternally youthful Esther Parnes - Parnes-squared ... Ray Locker, Washington enterprise editor at USA Today ... Alex Miller, new comms director for Rep. Ami Bera, formerly of Sean Patrick Maloney's office, Team Casey, Georgetown, and originally Camp Hill, Pa. (h/t Rory Murphy) ...

... former Veteran Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi ... Grace Mary Aylmer, state advocacy associate at Center for American Progress ... Leslie Shedd, former CARLY for America alum now comms director for Maryland Senate candidate Kathy Szeliga (h/t Kurt Bardella) ... Rishi Banerjee, policy manager at FiscalNote (h/t colleague Mallory Howe) ... Dana Gansman, scheduler in Sen. Chuck Schumer's office and a Brookings alum ... Mary O'Driscoll, FERC director of media relations ... Brandon Lynaugh, Ohio-based public affairs & ballot issue guru ... Max Neuberger of Jewish Insider, newsletter for Jewish and Israeli news ... Rachel Kleinfeld, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for
 International Peace and founder of the Truman National Security Project ... Linda Bloodworth-Thomason ... Nina Rees, president and CEO of National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a Bush 43 WH and Heritage alum ... E-Democracy.org founder and executive director Steven Clift ...

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