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Obama's Wine Gift to Boehner Could Violate House Ethics Rules

Inauguration Address by President Barack Obama, January 20, 2009, Fractalius Art Portrait II
Inauguration Address by President Barack Obama, January 20, 2009, Fractalius Art Portrait II by Beverly & Pack
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That’s a really nice bottle of wine the President gave the Speaker of the House for his birthday:  A reserve bottling of the Brunello di Montalcino from a top producer (Poggio Antico) – and a great vintage (1997! ) to boot. It’s also expensive.   The only place I can find it for sale in Washington, DC is Schneider’s of Capitol Hill (good place – I once scored a couple bottles of Pappy van Winkle there, but that is another story).    The price tag:  $125. Here’s a picture tweeted by Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck: Obama birthday gift to Boehner yfrog. com/odun7rggj — Brendan Buck (@Brendan_Buck) November 16, 2012 Now, not to be a downer here, but members of the U.S. House of Representatives are subject to limits on the cash value of gifts they can receive.

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