Subject: POLITICO Playbook, presented by PhRMA: ‘NEW YORK KNOCKOUTS’: Trump towers, Clinton crushes – TRUMP MORE RESTRAINED as new team takes charge: ‘Senator Cruz’ replaces ‘Lyin’ Ted’ -- B’DAY: Molly Ball, Joanna Coles, Carol Lee, Colin Reed, Evan Smith is 5-0
From: "Mike Allen" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:50:06 -0600

04/20/2016 06:47 AM EDT

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

SIREN - "Trump's real magic number is less than 1,237: GOP elite whisper about a lower threshold for the front-runner to clinch the nomination," by Eli Stokols: "The whisper conversations about this indeterminate 'real number' that Trump must hit by June 7 reveal a growing if reluctant consensus among party officials and establishment Republicans that if he gets close enough, they can't take the nomination away." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc571c5b97230140743b8ca7c5e3e69a527d4d3ea16345076a4a

Good Wednesday morning.  HuffPost banner, "NEW YORK KNOCKOUTS" ... Drudge banner, "NEW YORK STATE OF MIND" ... N.Y. Post cover shows Trump - who won the New York primary by a colossal 35 points (Trump 60.5%, Kasich 25.1%, Cruz 14.5%) -- giving a thumbs-up from atop the Empire State Building, a la King Kong, "KING DON: Trump towers in Empire primary." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57933e56398618afaca06fec232f160184fdf6d699cdea447c ... Clinton swamped Sanders by 16 points, 57.9% to 42.1%.

GLENN THRUSH, "5 takeaways from the New York primary: Clinton stops Sanders' momentum just as it was getting started, while Trump learns the art of restraint": "1. 'Momentum' is for losers. ... 2. Trump: The mouth that didn't roar. ... 3. Bernie and Hillary officially hate each other's guts. ... 4. Why is John Kasich still running? ... 5. Whiteout." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc570d9098a09de43dc11bf02eba109fbb583eb190c6468dc048 

SOCIAL 2016: Bernie's New York Snapchat filter, via Reid P. Kellam http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57f88ac63c694cd7c55b93c9f795f20a1810ee07cb1a77986a 

TOP TWEETS: Dan Diamond (@ddiamond): "The Clintons have now won nearly as many contested statewide races in New York (seven) as the Cuomos (eight)" ... @chucktodd: "Trump stayed on 'rigged' message again. And kept his remarks short. The discipline is holding. The #stopTrump folks are in DEEP trouble ... Biggest winner in Washington tonight? Not any politician. But one Bryce Harper" ... @maggieNYT: "This seems newish for now from @taddevine, via AP: campaign will see how it does in Penn, Md, Del, RI and CT and then 'assess where we are' ... [Trump] speech is Manafort's influence being felt pretty handily. He doesn't appear to be using prepared remarks. But it's jobs jobs jobs" ... 

... @TheFix: "Gone is 'Lyin' Ted.' In its place is 'Senator Cruz.' Not an accident" ... @JoshuaGreen: "I would happily watch a cable channel that was just @murphymike insulting Trump" ... ABC's @ryanstruyk: "It is now mathematically impossible for Ted Cruz to clinch the GOP nomination before the convention using only bound delegates." ... @jmartNYT: "A lot of NY's black voters have roots in Virginia & Carolinas so Bernie may paint results as an extension of her strength in the South" ... 

... @jeffzeleny: "Asked why he came back to Vermont tonight, @BernieSanders said it has been a few weeks: 'I need to get recharged and take a day off'" ... @gdebenedetti: "I don't think it's a press 'avail' if you leave your campaign press corps in a different state" ... @ezraklein: "Anecdotally, a lot of Sanders supporters think Clinton's lead is based on superdelegates, which isn't true, but makes election feel unfair" ... Alex Castellanos (@alexcast): "i still advocate a bolder GOP strategy: don't reveal our nominee until after general election. #winning."

GABE SHERMAN in New York mag, "How Paul Manafort Took Over the Trump Campaign": "Paul Manafort is an advanced student of political coups. The veteran GOP fixer has, over the years, whispered in the ears of ousted foreign leaders like Ukraine's president Viktor Yanukovych. Now, Manafort is doing the overthrowing himself. The 67-year-old operative ... has gained control of an expanded $20 million budget, hiring decisions, advertising, and media strategy - domains that had been exclusively Lewandowski's. ... Not surprisingly, Lewandowski has not ceded power willingly. And several people described the mood inside Trump's campaign as a 'civil war.' ...

"Manafort exudes authority, even down to the way he calls the candidate 'Donald' (Lewandowski says 'Mr. Trump,' even in private). Manafort also developed a bond with the Trump family. 'Paul has a robust relationship with Jared, Ivanka, and the boys,' a staffer says. ... Manafort and [his longtime deputy Rick] Gates are currently poring through the campaign's financial records. 'Every expenditure that Corey approved is being reviewed,' one source said. The speculation ... is that they may be looking for ammo to take to Trump to show him that Lewandowski mismanaged expenses. People who know Trump best say there's probably one thing he dislikes most: wasting money." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57c86f675d8e029c7221b8b86e3dad1d8ce174d4892c3d4bb3 

SEAN HANNITY BLOWS UP AT CRUZ: "I'm getting sick of it" -- Nolan McCaskill: "Hannity argued that through social media and responses to his radio and television shows, voters are telling him that they find this process confusing. 'It's more than a process question,' Hannity said. 'It's an integrity of the election question, and everybody's asking me this question so I'm giving you an opportunity to explain it.' 

"A lightly chuckling Cruz said only hardcore Trump supporters would ask such a question. 'Why do you do this?' Hannity said, raising his voice. 'Every single time I - no, you gotta stop. Every time I have you on the air and I ask a legitimate question, you try to throw this in my face. I'm getting sick of it. I've had you on more than any other candidate on radio and TV.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57c435466bc721be2177af39ab1ac241f16987f8d6bd97b7fa 

SPOTTED: Ohio Gov. John Kasich having at dinner at 8:30 last night at Monocle restaurant on Capitol Hill. Pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc577175c1097da83a3ccd88b7cf362cae8ebbdb1d1e97dcbcc0 

AUTOPSY - "How Bernie lost New York: Caught up in one distraction after another, Sanders never came close to the upset victory he once predicted," by Gabe Debenedetti: "In New York, Sanders finally hit the wall, his winning streak ended by a daily pummeling that forced him on the defensive and erased the developing Comeback Kid narrative. The tabloids dealt him punishing hit after punishing hit. The Democratic establishment, most of it in Clinton's camp, piled on harder than the Sanders campaign expected." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57826a55c0a02775a683aa20a7429216c9eef2b6836a016c4b 

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"PAUL RYAN's House of woes: Almost six months into the job, the new speaker is struggling to advance an agenda, by John Bresnahan: "Almost six months into the job, Ryan and his top lieutenants face questions about whether the Wisconsin Republican's tenure atop the House is any more effective that his predecessor, former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Ryan has flattered the House Freedom Caucus and pursued promises to empower rank-and-file Republicans with reforms to how the House operates - yet it's yielded little in the way of actual results." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57c2f2469e6956df78d68276387600c63ce7d8c0c3518cfc77

DATA DU JOUR -- "Trump owns GOP media appearances on Fox," by Eliza Collins: "According to analysis from the right-leaning media watchdog Media Research Center, over the past four weeks, Trump spent a total of 178 minutes being interviewed by Fox. Ted Cruz spent 120 minutes on the network, while John Kasich spent 84 minutes. When candidate surrogates are added into the mix, Trump's team spent 397 minutes on air for Fox, Cruz's crew spent 164 minutes in total and Kasich and his allies spent 105 minutes. Trump's time spent on Fox is drastically higher than his time on CNN (106 minutes) and MSNBC (43 minutes)." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57f6eb658c5ca0dd283bfa11f915aaf7c9bd2192507a7cc271 

FUTURE OF NEWS - JIM VANDEHEI op-ed on The Information, "Escaping the Digital Media 'Crap Trap'": "[T]he need for content, especially ... video content, will explode. It will be a mad rush that makes the 1980s race to create new cable channels seems like a leisurely stroll. ... [T]he revolutions in video and digital will merge into one, with a new generation of media companies producing content we watch at home, listen to in our car and read wherever on the go. ... 

"Just like the Web destroyed the newspaper world, mobile will destroy the desktop world and on-demand video will destroy the TV and cable world. But from the rubble will emerge a much better, more eclectic, more efficient way for all of us to watch, read and listen. It will be brimming with content we can be proud of-and happily pay for." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57ad94c886415b79d864b42ba2eef3aa2cb31eba161924c173 

HOT VIDEO -- "Trump's Hand Gestures: A Huge List," by Bloomberg Politics' Matt Negrin: "At a rally in Buffalo, Donald Trump unleashed at least 73 different hand motions. We did him the favor of compiling all of them, and naming some of them, and setting it all to the tune of that classic waltz, 'The Blue Don-ube.'" 1-min. video http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc5768c43b27821b3d2b631b9c9be2893326842347fe7c8ab91b 

--@cspan: "Sen. Lisa Murkowski jokingly answers 'neigh' on horse protection amendment to #energy bill." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc571f4705874820e0cf6038d092e69cde0f838a831b8d51e593

NEW for WHCA WEEKEND: Independent Journal Review and Tinder, in partnership with Rock the Vote, kick off prom weekend with a Thursday night party on the roof deck of the W hotel. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc577d7962989426e5296bda287290fe38275ea376626bb02ed1 

AP DELEGATE TRACKER ... Dems (2,383 to clinch): Clinton 1,893 (incl. 469 superdelegates; 490 short); Sanders 1,180 (incl. 31 superdelegates; 1,203 short) ... GOP (1,237 to win): Trump 845 (392 short); Cruz 559 (678 short); Kasich 147 (1,090 short). http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57f798ccae0d67623d9eef016629d89d63b9750ef88b18567f

DELEGATE HUNTING -- "Cruz campaign hunts for delegate deserters," by Kyle Cheney and Darren Samuelsohn: "To prevent a delegate exodus, Cruz is deploying many of the same data-minded tactics he's employed on a larger scale to prevail in a slew of state caucuses ... They are logging detailed profiles and loyalty scores of each delegate, honing pitches to convince wavering allies to commit ... This delegate whipping effort leans on brainpower provided by several GOP data and technology firms, including Koch brothers-backed i360, Wilson Perkins Allen Research, Targeted Victory and Cambridge Analytica." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57be6647243bac6a14c9be00234def7e27ae1c2b7c626edba2 

--"Sanders team hoping to flip Clinton superdelegates this summer," by Daniel Strauss: "Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Tuesday night that even if, at the end of all the primaries, Hillary Clinton has won the delegates she needs for the nomination and still leads the popular vote, the Vermont Senator's team will spend the months ahead of the Democratic National Convention working to flip her superdelegates ... 'At this point yes, absolutely,' Weaver said in response. 'They are going to want to win in November.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57a2dd0adbebca88c9b0c7144ef17320c1653e6471a770ae65 

CLICKERS - "How Every New York City Neighborhood Voted in the Democratic Primary," by NYT's Matthew Bloch and Wilson Andrews http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc574e27b08f9d13832f5aa689fb33f650e3f8b956c44323cc88 

--"How Every New York City Neighborhood Voted in the Republican Primary," by NYT's Matthew Bloch and Wilson Andrews http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57703673776afd9c6a9ba6ad943bd02c67209c36463ca5035f 

PRINT HEADLINES: N.Y. Times 2-col. lead, "TRUMP WINS BIG AND CLINTON ENDS SANDERS'S STREAK: Crucial Victories for Both Front-Runners in Home-State Primaries." See the page. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57583cdd42e71f9a4279db16e470583448e7d6934e12ca565c ... WashPost 5-col. lead, "Clinton, Trump win big" ... Susan Page column on USA Today p. 1A, "N.Y. lifts leaders, but it's not over." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc570339041f4a6f288bb901c28513c81501677eb094bb37a55a 

DAN BALZ "The Take" column on WashPost A1, above fold, "Beyond victory, Clinton faces deep image problem" (online: "Hillary Clinton won New York, but her image is underwater"): "By the end of next week's contests in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, her lead in pledged delegates in all likelihood will be insurmountable. For Sanders, there seemingly will be no path to the nomination other than the unlikely strategy of trying to persuade superdelegates to go against the will of Democratic voters. By the beginning of May, Clinton will be at liberty to turn her attention to the general election. ...

"Since October, when her candidacy began rising again after several months of controversy about ... email, ... she has been on a downward slide. Her lead over the senator from Vermont has dropped from what was then a 31-point advantage to the current two points. Meanwhile, her negative ratings have been rising and now outweigh her positives by 24 points, according to the NBC-Wall Street Journal poll. That makes her seen no more favorably than Cruz is. Her only salvation is that Trump's net negative is minus 41." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc573967881e1dc2e680c94dbcd554693d4135e068053a427304

INSIDE THE EXIT POLL - ABC's Gary Langer and Gregory Holyk (Langer Research Associates): "[R]eflecting a foul mood within the GOP electorate, nearly six in 10 Republican primary voters said the 2016 campaign has done more to divide than to energize the party. That was in a sharp contrast to the Democratic race, in which two-thirds said the contest has done more to energize their side ... 

"Clinton had a broad 22-point margin among women, typical for her in primaries to date, while Sanders again won white men, by a substantial 16 percentage points. Sanders also won by 2-1 among voters younger than 30, slightly off his average across primaries ... 

"Cruz failed to consolidate the anti-Trump vote, as he did in Wisconsin; ... strong conservatives and evangelicals, while fewer in number, both backed Trump. ... [M]oderate and even liberal GOP voters helped John Kasich to one of his best nights." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc577fdcfd96a0884d3f5c53a9bdbc964da27a475ba96b1ca22a

--AP's Chad Day and Emily Swanson: "Exit polls conducted for [AP] and television networks by Edison Research found a majority of GOP voters say the candidate with the most votes going into the convention should be the party's ... nominee. ... Nearly two-thirds of New York GOP primary voters want the next president to be a political outsider- the most that have said that in any state so far. About 6 in 10 also saw Trump as the best candidate to beat Clinton ...

"Trump also benefited from 6 in 10 voters who say they'd be concerned about or afraid of a Cruz presidency. About a third said the same about Trump. ... Large majorities of New Yorkers -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- are concerned about the direction of the U.S. economy. And many in both parties are worried about the influence of Wall Street." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57534a4c5fedf28400b211e34c34bfa528d07fcfc31ca614ad

BITE DU JOUR -- RUDY to JAKE TAPPER on "The Lead": "If somebody gets close, no matter who it is, give them the nomination, because the people have selected them, not the party bosses." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57b82f2199793d226a0dea4eac755005cb329a1bf2be28745d 

KATIE COURIC's N.Y. primary coverage, joined by Olivier Knox, Matt Bai, Kellyanne Conway, Trump supporter Omarosa Manigault and Clay Aiken. Video  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57b210062349df5f9e3f1118fc18d048a5e9ea6069ef2375f8

SPOTTED in NYC: Katie Couric, at dinner with Julia Louis Dreyfus and her hubbie, Brad Hall, at the Polo Bar on Monday night -- sitting at a table next to Alex Rodriguez.

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BOOM! JOE BIDEN INTERVIEW with CNBC's John Harwood ... HARWOOD: "So George H.W. Bush was weak, Dan Quayle was dumb, Al Gore was wooden, Dick Cheney was Darth Vader. Do you feel sympathy for those guys, having done this for seven years? And are you comfortable with Goofy Uncle Joe?" BIDEN: "No, I'm not comfortable with Goofy Uncle Joe. ... if you notice, I beat every Republican in every poll when they thought I was running. You notice that my favorability was higher than anybody that's running for office in either party." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57ad820abe61ab3afd7b6070f9f4184e0edcc1aeb43c39d6c5 

96 DAYS TO PHILLY -- "Dems bring donkeys to town for convention," by Philly Inquirer's Julia Terruso: "The Democratic National Convention's host committee announced Tuesday that [57] painted [fiberglass] donkeys - representing the 50 states, five U.S. territories, Washington, D.C. and Democrats abroad, will be scattered across Center City to drum up excitement for the convention and to draw tourists." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57e5c62a077130b2ddbce03319960749140050db77db4cb369 

FIRST LOOK -- "Barrier Breakers 2016: A Project of Correct The Record: Task force will help Clinton supporters push back on online harassment": "Barrier Breakers 2016 digital task force will serve as a resource for supporters looking for positive content and push-back to share with their online progressive communities, as well as thanking prominent supporters and committed superdelegates on social media. Correct The Record will invest more than $1 million into Barrier Breakers 2016 activities." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc575eae6ad1c94de1890a38504d1c56b4c39dc7e9d1219d1f98 ... www.thankadelegate.com 

FOR YOUR RADAR -- "Report: Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in US," by AP's Mike Stobbe: "White women lost about five weeks from their predicted lifespan in 2014, compared to 2013 ... The CDC ... predicts that a white girl born in 2014 could expect to live about 81 years and 1 month, about five weeks fewer than the previous year's prediction. ... Some recent reports have shown rising suicide and drug overdose death rates for white women -- particularly middle-aged ones." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57512af0b9a70f054a29f3c8548264f64d607be777bd2b6f34

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION - "Crystal City, Once Cast Off by Washington, Reboots Itself," by Eugene L. Meyer in the NYT Business Day "Square Feet" column: "[B]uildings from the 1960s to 1980s are being retrofitted, some converted from offices to apartments, others welcoming new commercial tenants, including tech start-ups, co-working spaces and restaurants. The area ... is attracting residents and younger workers with competitive rents and convenient transportation options." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc5747098ebc378c438d575e5468c715ea0d095f97f4f3aaff70 

--"D.C. poised to change license plate slogan in push to become 51st state," by WashPost's Aaron C. Davis: "[A]fter 16 years of having the provocative slogan ['Taxation Without Presentation'] adorn license plates in the nation's capital - and even that of the presidential limousine - a large group of D.C. lawmakers ... said it's proven to be ineffective and is in need of an update. Taxation without representation, they said, was never supposed to be viewed as a permanent fact of life, like Arizona's Grand Canyon State.' ... D.C. Council member Charles Allen['s] ... solution? A verb: 'End Taxation Without Representation.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc5730ec34edcff375b5b3106baf5f1d89589aec328569c58619 

PLAYBOOK TRAVEL SECTION -- "Passover vacation niche grows to dozens of destinations," by AP's Mike Schneider in Orlando: "For many Jews ... traveling to vacation hotspots during the eight-day Passover holiday has become a way of avoiding the hassle of heeding religious rules that require scrubbing a home clean of grain particles or hosting back-to-back, hours-long dinners at their homes for dozens of relatives and friends. Passover vacations ... now include scores of resorts in Orlando ... Scottsdale." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57e1a75690e0ff2f6cbcbd6b0458a6238e7556f711aac1290b 

HAPPENING FRIDAY -- "Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership Celebrates 20 Years of Service": "The Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership (VWIL), the nation's only all-female corps of cadets and the premier college-level leadership program for women in the United States, will hold its 20th anniversary celebratory events this Friday ... at Mary Baldwin College." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc5752f72d139e5d6ea338781f0779a605f7ac829b8b397011ee ... Read Mike Allen's NYT piece from its launch 20 years ago  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc572eeb82b4c1e95d3a6167499653863bb4ab2462bbe81560c6 

THE NEW ECONOMY - "Airbnb is forming an alliance with one of the nation's biggest labor unions," by WashPost's Elizabeth Dwoskin: "Airbnb is in negotiations to cut a deal with one of the nation's biggest unions that would employ unionized home cleaners who are paid at least $15 per hour ... Airbnb, which has previously been at odds with unions, will endorse the union's Fight for $15 and encourage vendors who provide services to homeowners on the Airbnb platform to pay their staff at least $15 per hour. The platform will also direct Airbnb hosts to cleaners who have been given a seal of approval from SEIU. The cleaners will be trained, certified and provide green home cleaning services to
 Airbnb hosts." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc5717639efd6fbc4b92d7dad4c943c6edbb3fe9e66640b208a9 

MEDIAWATCH -- "Michael Strahan Leaving 'Live' for 'GMA,'" by The Hollywood Reporter's Marisa Guthrie: "Strahan will exit ABC's Live With Kelly and Michael and join Good Morning America full time ... Strahan, who has been appearing twice a week on the morning show since 2014, will begin his full-time duties in September. He'll exit Live over the summer." See the staff memo.  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57532070c88f2cffa08de998cf9488083775a5ccca80caa25d 

--"Anderson Cooper up for Michael Strahan's 'Live' seat," by N.Y. Post's Ian Mohr:

"Sources told Page Six ... that Ripa's close pal Anderson Cooper is now the front-runner to replace Strahan ... Ripa's other BFF, Bravo's Andy Cohen, was among those who also want the gig ... Cooper's CNN contract reportedly ends after the election." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc573ae0de927d504467d970831fb9906ac724962b2231b555a3

--N.Y. Times used Facebook Live to give a voyeuristic view of what politics editor Carolyn Ryan and team were up to on N.Y. primary night. The stream featured live commenting by their Facebook Live team. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc5763c4615741c8c9e54cf911d445b1179435a6112c070146a0 

--Joe Pompeo: "Bloomberg L.P. is expanding its media footprint in the Middle East with a new online destination, TV show and event component. The financial news and information company has created a Middle East section onbloomberg.com, similar to web sections that Bloomberg created for Europe and Asia last year. ... Abu Dhabi also will join New York, London and Hong Kong on the list of cities where Bloomberg hosts its Most Influential Summit, an event that convenes influencers and newsmakers. The inaugural Middle East summit is slated for December." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57b428d847b58cde8c586cb7ffadfabe110633b51643f24e6d 

WASHINGTON, INC. -- "Lobbyist Trade Group Closes Amid Legal Fight," by Roll Call's Kate Ackley: "The Association of Government Relations Professionals, formerly called the American League of Lobbyists, began winding down operations Monday, according to a notice posted on its website. ... Paul Miller, a lobbyist with Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies and a former president of the American League of Lobbyists, said the dispute dates back to an agreement with the publishing company Columbia Books, which runs Lobbyists.info. ... Miller ... is launching a new organization dubbed the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics. The entity will begin programs and seminars next month." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57e0d41984faa0727a037c4aec775ad3f77f40398d0fe6aa4a 

OUT AND ABOUT - The Ethics and Public Policy Center held its 40th anniversary gala last night at the St. Regis with Bill Kristol as emcee, a welcome by EPPC President Ed Whelan, invocation by Russell Moore and Speaker Paul Ryan as the keynote speaker, introduced by Pete Wehner. Kate O'Beirne and Robert P. George provided celebratory remarks after. 4-min. anniversary video http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57f7373a6a2510b48996ff0e99b377f4889c3b799c7cb32398 ... Speaker Ryan's remarks http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57e8658768bbcf8c779c278288f74e048c26e03794a9de98f6 

SPOTTED: Elliott Abrams, Adam Bellow, Brian Bolduc, Josh Britton, Jim Capretta, Tim Carney, Mona Charen, Michael Cromartie, Ed Feulner, John Garvey, Robert P. George, Jonah Goldberg, Mollie and Mark Hemingway, Yuval Levin, Kathryn Lopez, Rich Lowry, Michael Novak, Ramesh Ponnuru, George Weigel, Jack and Charmaine Yoest.

BIRTHDAYS: WSJ White House reporter Carol E. Lee, president of the White House Correspondents Association and a Politico alum (h/t Anne Schroeder) ... Texas Tribune CEO and editor-in-chief Evan Smith is 5-0 ... The Atlantic's Molly Ball, the pride of Denver, who studied English language and literature at Yale, celebrating by going out to dinner on Saturday night (hubby tip: the talented David Kihara, Politico.com's quiet hero) ... Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) is 80 ... retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is 96 ... Colin Reed, exec. dir. of America Rising, a Scott Brown alum and the pride of Norwell, Mass., dogged in his pursuit to put points on the board against Hillary Clinton and
 Democrats everywhere but celebrating by seeing Bruce Springsteen live in Baltimore - Colin's favorite Bruce song: "Jungleland" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=523c901e910bcc57b918cbb67c7e78342ba379d0d939427daed2e61273c4b3c8 ... Brett McGurk, the pride of West Hartford, is 43 ... Jennifer Griffin, national security correspondent for Fox News ... Ben Proler, who ran Rubio's Young Professionals program (h/t Evan) ... Lee Moak of The Moak Group, president of Americans For Fair Skies and former president and CEO of ALPA from 2011-2014 (h/t Heather Podesta) ... 

... Cosmo editor in chief Joanna Coles (h/t Tammy) ... Emily Rodriguez, gov't relations and comms. manager for the National Democratic Institute (h/t Anna Gohmann) ... Ethan Susseles, campaign manager to Kathleen Matthews, is 25 (h/t Briannon Gillis) ... Melissa Manson of Hamilton Place Strategies (h/t Sabrina Siddiqui) ... Patrick Collins, SVP for finance and administration of LCV ... Heather Foster, director of strategic partnerships at My Brother's Keeper Alliance and an Obama WH alum ... Lindsey Mask, founder and executive director of Ladies America (h/t Jon Haber) ... Molly Born of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Marc Rotenberg, president and exec. director of the Electronic Privacy
 Information Center ... The Hill's Sarah Ferris ... Mary Springer ... Manny Ericta ... Eric Bovim, managing director at McBee Strategic Consulting, is 4-0 ... Denise Gitsham, principal of SVN Public Relations ... 

... Shane Wolfe ... Zachary Baum ... NRDC alum Suzanne Struglinski Broadfield, now North America proposals specialist at Baker and McKenzie ... Jim Heath, moderator of "Capitol Square," statehouse correspondent at ONN ... Jacqueline Harris ... Melanie Roe ... Michael Layman ... Rebecca Kasper ... Julie Mason Ziemba ... Michael Layman ... Rebecca Kasper ... Leon Harris ... Jessica Kamen ... Michael Frohlich ... Dennis Smith ... Parker Waddell ... Karen White, celebrating her big day at the drum circle in Siesta Key wearing her boa and tutu of course ... Alexa Bradley ... Nicholl Caruso (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) ... actor Leslie Phillips is 92 ... actor Ryan O'Neal is 75 ... actress Jessica Lange
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** A message from PhRMA: A new report from IMS Health demonstrates how a competitive biopharmaceutical marketplace is working to control costs. The report found that net prices for brand medicines increased just 2.8 percent in 2015, down from 5.1 percent the prior year, as discounts and rebates negotiated by payers continue to rise sharply. The report also projects medicine spending growth will continue to moderate to 4 to 7 percent through 2020, in line with overall health care cost growth. Unfortunately, patients are not always benefiting from the discounts that insurance companies negotiate. A new report from Kaiser Family Foundation found that insurers are increasing patients'
 out-of-pocket costs, including coinsurance and deductibles, more than they are paying in medical benefits - underscoring the need for policy solutions that empower and engage patients. Read more here. **

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