The FamousDC Spinster of the Week Award goes to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: In an interview, Sec/State Condoleezza Rice described the “shoe incident” as “a kind of sign of the freedom that people feel in Iraq” (AP). Hat tip – Nora and Last Call!

*Yankees Sign Iraqi Hurler[hilarity] Beauty products [warriors] Matchbox [on the hill!] Hit the knee [holidays] I never [fashion] Tip [bloggers]

Suddenly, renting your place for $1,000 per night for the Obama Inauguration doesn’t seem so far-fetched. Heck, that could be a bargain. Pete Yost: Obama committee offers inauguration package at $50,000 The inauguration committee of President-elect Barack Obama, who vowed to change the way business is done in Washington, is …

If you feelin like a pimp, go and brush your shoulders off…

Ron-bon threw a X-mas party for the FamousDC community … Rahm is talking himself into ILL corners – from bathrooms! … DC is most ready for the HDTV change … Cabinet lobbying still ongoing … Someone torched Palin’s AK church … It is December, time for a Redskins melt down …

Office party [ruined] Affluent [burbs] Nirvana [baby]

Desperate or Awesome? [you decide] Pathfinder [cool whip] Umbrella [etiquette] Twitter [followers] Stay sane [guide]

I got my ass whooped this week by a girl.  The playoffs are not going well for me. I’m going to touch on a few more games than I usually do because they are becoming so important this late in the season… for some teams. Let’s go…

Do you think Texas should be in the National Championship? Are you a sitting Member of Congress? If you’ve answered yes to both of these questions, FamousDC salutes you. Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) /good luck on your finals BC!

Skins [donezo] Yule [be sorry] Chickens [roost] Bail Out [big three] Global [chameleon] Happy Hour [senatized] Courtroom Drawing [best]

**TONIGHT! [union jack’s] Peace [Mt. Pleasant] Recession [party!] Fleecing [dems] Wii [danger] Singles [DC] Cat [bath]

Alright so we know 3-4 million people are heading to D.C. for Obama’s Inauguration. There will be road closings, parties, balls, and the bars will be open 24/7 New Orleans style. Which parties should you attend? Where is the best place to watch the festivities AND stay warm? FamousDC editors …

  FamousDC readers have been emailing about the media band, Suspicious Package, so we reached out to them for a Famous 5 interview. Luckily for all of us, they decided to play along. Do you know anyone FamousDC should ask 5 questions? Let us know — [email protected] 1) If Suspicious …

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If you watched MSNBC yesterday for more than 20 seconds, you realized that a lot of folks were spittin’ mad because Gov. Bill Richardson was dealt the short-end of the administration stick.  Instead of being tapped Secretary of State, like some people had hoped he would be, he was named …