The former Yahoo! News Washington bureau chief who was fired after he was heard saying Republican National Convention attendees were “happy to have a party with black people drowning” has been hired at Politico. David Chalian will serve as vice president of video programming to expand Politico’s video content, according to an internal memo. He was fired in August after he was caught on a hot mic during an online video broadcast saying RNC officials were unconcerned about holding their convention as Hurricane Isaac approached the Gulf Coast. “They’re not concerned at all,” Chalian said. “They are happy to have...