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Frist Isn't Resting, on His Laurels or Otherwise

Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) brought his wife, Karyn, and two of their sons, Harrison, left, and Bryan, to his farewell address Dec. 7. Now that he's off the Senate floor, he's heading into the woods.
Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) brought his wife, Karyn, and two of their sons, Harrison, left, and Bryan, to his farewell address Dec. 7. Now that he's off the Senate floor, he's heading into the woods. (By Bill O'leary -- The Washington Post)
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An e-mail from Paul Bealafeld in human resources explained how this works.

Bealafeld's e-mail said he was "following up on the director's . . . early dismissal message with the administrative timekeeping rules and procedures."

"Employees and teleworkers may discontinue work 3 hours prior to the end of their normal tour of duty and select administrative leave for the final 3 hours," he said. But "attaching the dismissal to the lunch break and leaving earlier than 3 hours prior to the end of the tour of duty is not authorized [so] the earliest time that employees could leave would be 12:30 p.m. if they signed in at 7 a.m."

Remember, "employees and teleworkers who discontinue work before the 3-hour dismissal are not entitled to any administrative leave and will be charged personal leave from the point of their departure until the end of their scheduled tour of duty for today."

So don't go off on an empty stomach.

A White House Leak?

President Bush's pre-Christmas visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center caused some unexpected problems, judging from an e-mail alert we received. There were the usual traffic rerouting and parking restrictions, from 8 p.m. on Dec. 21 until 2 p.m. the next day.

The e-mail lists 12 such changes likely to frustrate drivers and includes an apology:

Traffic will be blocked temporarily around the campus and re-routed if necessary. Sorry for the incontinence during this mission.

We're sorry, too.


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