Welcome to the latest feature of FamousDC called the Famous 5. Every week we’ll highlight 5 of the strangest, funniest, dumbest, coolest or most shocking things we’ve read that week.

As always, if you have suggestions, don’t be shy – email us at tips AT famousdc DOT COM

5 worst headlines of the week [way too many puns]

John Glenn suits up for Clinton lift-off in Ohio [space boy reference]

Flake hopes to be earmarked for Appropriations [pork buster]

At the Transmission Factory, a Smooth Shift [automatic transmission]

Immigration Moves Eyed [virtual border party]

Honestly, Lincoln’s 200th birthday nears [worth a calendar item?]