Notes: Thanks to chelle for betaing this for me. The press
conference CJ gives is an excerpt from a real one given by Joe
Lockhart.

Spoilers: Two big changes in Roni's life, both for the better.


Jobs and Dungeons Part 1


Early in the day, Roni was making her way through the halls of the
White House, when she was very close to the Oval Office. So she
decided to stop by and say hi to her father.

"Hey kiddo."

"Hi dad."

"What's up?"

"I want to get a job."

"Oh?"

"Yeah. I get really bored around here with nothing to do, so I want
to get a job. And I was wondering if you could talk to whoever with
the secret service so they won't have a problem with it."

"What kind of job do you have in mind?"

"Well I already put some applications in."

"Where?"

"Sears, Belks, Penny's, places like that."

"When?"

"The other day. In fact, all the places called back and offered me a
job. The only thing is that I'm not sure which I want."

"So basically you got a job already, now you want to spring it on the
service?"

"Yep, basically. So you gonna help me?"

"What do I get out of it?"

"What do you want out of it?"

"I don't know, but you're gonna owe me."

"So you're gonna help me?"

"Sure, why not?"

"Thanks, dad." Roni said as she kissed her father on the cheek and
ran out of the office.

After pressing the intercom button, Jed said, "Mrs. Landingham, I'm
going to need to meet with Butterfield, Johnson, and the rest of
Roni's detail as soon as they all have a free moment."

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Around lunchtime, Zoey and Roni are both sitting in the living room,
waiting for Jed and Abbey, because they are supposed to eat lunch as
a family. While waiting, Zoey struck up conversation.

"So what place did you choose?"

"Huh?"

"Where are you going to work? I wanna know what place to avoid in
the mall from here on out."

"Funny, Zoey, funny."

"Seriously, where you gonna work?"

"I have it narrowed down to Sears and Belks. They both offered me
the position I wanted."

"What position do you want?"

"Working in the men's department."

"You're kidding, right?"

"No. Why would I be kidding?"

"Have you told dad yet?"

"I don't believe I have, no."

Just then, Jed entered the room, to see his two daughters engaged in
conversation.

"Hello you two, what's up in the world of gossip these days?"

"I don't gossip."

"Roni was just telling me that she has her job choice narrowed down
to two places."

"Zoey!"

"Oh, what are they?"

"Sears and Belks."

"You should be asking yourself what department of Sears and Belks she
would be working in, dad."

"Zoey!"

"Okay, what do you two know, that I don't know."

"Nothing dad."

"Roni applied to work in the men's department of both stores,
probably so she could meet guys."

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CJ entered the pressroom that day, she begun the day's briefings,
which was so far routine, until she accidentally slipped. Then she
ended up spending several minutes talking about something that hadn't
originally been planned.

"In two weeks, the President will travel to Columbia, Missouri, to
discuss his push for -- prescription drugs?"

"Patients' bill of rights."

"Yes, patients' bill of rights, not prescription drugs. A push for
patients' bill of rights. Let me do -"

"He might mention prescription drugs?"

"He might mention it, but the main focus that day will be patients'
bill of rights."

"He speaks at the University, CJ?"

"No, I don't know that we have a site yet, but we will be in
Columbia. Let me spend -"

"It's the only place he's going that day, it's out and back?"

"Out and back. Let me spend a couple of minutes on prescription
drugs, as I raised it, even if inadvertently. I think that you all
know that the House passed a prescription drug program that the
President addressed earlier today as one that is more empty promises
and about political cover rather than prescription drug coverage.

Sometime soon, later on this afternoon, we'll provide you with a
side-by-side. But let me give you some of the highlights of the
differences in the programs. I think if you looked at some of the
reporting on this, there isn't -- I don't think there has been a
real examination of exactly what the Republican plan covers. And I
think that's important to seniors around this country.

If you look at the plan that the President has put forward on
the subject of who is covered, it is very clear because it is in the
Medicare system that all seniors and people with disabilities who
lack drug coverage today, will get coverage.

If you look at the Republican plan, you will find that less than
half of the seniors and people with disabilities who lack drug
coverage today would join the plan. And that is a piece of
information that is, I think, crucial to this debate, but was only
made available by the CBO yesterday late in the day."