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The Political Academy Nominations are in, JB and Lira go to White Castle, “hold me and never let go,” give Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro high fives for their big promotions over at FamousNBC, Ben Bisbee is drinking, it ain’t every day that White Castle ReTweets you, truth in advertising, …

By: Josh Ritter h/t Tanner Latham

Have you ever driven 8 hours for a burger? Matt Lira and Jim Billimoria have. We asked them about it: We were watching Harold and Kumar, and decided to head up to the closest White Castle. Four hours later, we arrived at the White Castle in Howell, New Jersey and …

Meet Ben Bisbee. For the first time in his life, he’s drinking. And he’s tracking his journey into booze at The Adventures of a 35 Year Old Alcohol Virgin. 1. Why did you wait 35 years to take your first drink? It was this weird mix of worrying about being …

Paul Singer bids farewell to former Roll Call colleague Neda Semnani during his going away party at Lounge 201 on Capitol Hill. Singer departs to for USA Today to be their new politics editor.

Virginia Müller wants American boys to step up their suit game, Jennifer Crider celebrated a birthday, Tim Lawrence welcomed a new golfer into the world, we see you Mary Leschper, we’re voting for a happy birthday tomorrow for James Hohmann, Huff Post Hill makes dreams come true, we know it …

Awesome Capitol Pics Pics courtesy of Mary Leschper

h/t Ryan Grim

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Smoking. Block spotted outside of CPAC last week.

POLITICO’s Patrick Gavin: Team ’12: Obama Girl, Alphacat Well, for the first time, Ettinger and Crosson are appearing in a video together. In the world of Obama-themed YouTube videos, this is like a Kanye-Jay-Z collaboration. The video is the first by PoliPop, YouTube’s Entertainment & Politics Network, which is set …

Congrats to Phillip Stutts & Company and their new hire Brian Jodice. FamousDC also salutes any effort to tie politics and sports into a press release. Championship quote: Phillip Stutts, President and Founder of Phillip Stutts & Company, Inc., stated, “It’s been a hell of a 2012. My alma mater, …

Thank you to Patrick Ryan & Snark Infested for the photos. Go check out the rest of the undie pics here.