Tweet of the Day: Romney congratulates Boehner
(CNN) - David Schnittger, deputy chief of staff for House Speaker John Boehner, said former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney called Boehner Thursday to congratulate him on his re-election to the post.
[tweet https://twitter.com/OhSchnitt/status/286959090670895104%5D
Boehner also received a call from President Barack Obama, their offices acknowledged. The White House said earlier Obama called House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Tweet of the Day: Biden turns 70
(CNN) - On his 70th birthday, Vice President Joe Biden got lots of love via Twitter on Tuesday, including a shout out from his boss.
[tweet https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/270894831100887040%5D
Tweet of the day: Happy Birthday, Bella!
(CNN) - Rick Santorum's daughter, Bella, turns four on Sunday, the former presidential candidate posted on Twitter Friday, along with a link to a website to send birthday wishes.
"Our daughter Bella's 4th bday is on Sun. Celebrate w/us! Tweet a bday wish w/#happybirthdaybella or send a wish," he wrote.
Bella, the youngest of Santorum's seven children, suffers from a chromosomal condition called Trisomy 18. Half of patients born with the condition do not survive past the first week of life, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Tweet of the Day: Callista's a golfer
(CNN) - Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista weighed in Thursday on the debate over admitting women to the all-men Augusta National Golf Club.
The private Georgia golf club, which hosts the Masters Tournament that started Thursday, has not allowed women members since it opened in 1933 (they do allow women to play as guests).
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Tweet of the Day: Giffords returning to Washington
(CNN) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona will make her second trip to Washington since being gravely wounded in a mass shooting in January.
The Democratic congresswoman will attend a military retirement service for her husband, astronaut and Navy captain Mark Kelly, at the White House on Thursday, with no plans to stop by Capitol Hill.
Tweet of the Day: McCain jokes about birthday
(CNN) - Turning 75 on Monday, Sen. John McCain of Arizona tweeted: "Thanks for all the birthday wishes. If I had known I would live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!"
Tweet of the Day: It's hot out there
@jahimes Jim Himes: Because I'm a masochist, I'm going to walk back to office outside. If someone finds a pile of dried bones, expect a special election in CT4.
(CNN)–Congressman Jim Himes, a two-term representative of the 4th Congressional District of Connecticut, is, like many others, suffering through the stifling DC heat wave.
Tweet of the Day: Pawlenty finally fires back
@timpawlenty: On seizing debate opportunity re: healthcare: Me 0, Mitt 1. On doing healthcare reform the right way as governor: Me 1, Mitt 0
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