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You can only hope to contain him. CQ-Roll Call’s Tom Williams & Bill Clark had a great showing this weekend at the White House News Photographers Association Photo Contest. Mr. Williams got first place in the “On Capitol Hill” category and Bill Clark took home first place in the “Portrait” …

Washington Post’s Felicia Sonmez:  Styrofoam Makes a Comeback in Longworth Cafe When the House returns Monday from a week-long recess, members and staffers will see something that hasn’t been in the Capitol for four years: Styrofoam. h/t Goody Photo credit: SV & Howell

When your mobile phone company moves out in the middle of the night. Cricket Boost Mobile moved out of their 8th Street SE location late Friday night. By Saturday morning there was nothing left but a “For Rent” sign.

Washington Post: SEO Headline Here Related: BlogAds: Washington Post SEO Headline SlashGear: Google Changes Search Algorithm to Combat Content Farms Jack Shafer: The greatest example of SEO whoring of all time. http://huff.to/i8IDKr (via @noreenmalone) HuffingtonPost: What Time Does the Super Bowl Start? H/T Henry Copeland

Not only will Hill staff skip a paycheck – they’ll lose blackberry service, Chris Frates is on his A-game, do work D. Holley, Charlotte Kathryn Shoemaker popped a WSJ.com hit her first week of life, DC Mayor COS $ > WH COS $, tell the NPF why journalism matters, Diaz …

We’ve heard rumors about Congressional staff going without pay during a government shut-down, but nothing has been quite as serious as this news: National Journal’s Aliya Sternstein: If Government Shuts Down, Bye-Bye BlackBerry Nextgov.com reports that if Congress forces the government to shut down, then agencies and employees might have …

We all know journalism matters, but now the National Press Foundation is spreading that message across the Twitterverse. National Press Foundation: Why Journalism Matters Contest For the second year in a row, the National Press Foundation will hold its Why Journalism Matters contest. This year we will conduct the contest …

Congratulations to FamousDC fan Drew Shoemaker and his wife Ashton on the arrival of the newest member to the Shoemaker family, Charlotte Kathryn Shoemaker. UPDATE: It looks like Charlotte is wasting no time developing her personal brand. A Wall Street Journal mention the first week of your life? Impressive.

Can the entire Council win Cillizza’s’ Worst Week in Washington? From the Council who buys two taxpayer-funded Navigators because of the wrong interior color and the folks who want to rename Pennsylvania Avenue, the DC City Council Presents: How Grown Men Can Fight Over Free Lady Gaga Tickets WaPo’s Tim …

Long-shot Presidential candidate boasts strong resume: Raised in a poor family on the western frontier Self-educated country lawyer Illinois state legislator H/T – SnarkInfested: Abe is Back!

DC councilman wants to rename Pennsylvania Avenue A D.C. Council member wants to highlight the city’s lack of statehood and is asking residents to pick another name for Pennsylvania Avenue. Hard work like this deserves several Navigators.