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Washington Post: A Facebook story: A mother’s joy and a family’s sorrow H/T Chris Frates: The WaPo’s FB story is powerful, evocative journalism. A beautifully executed telling of a monumentally tragic story: http://wapo.st/gyYTwt

Meet Nelson Lewis. You simply can’t make this stuff up. FishbowlDC’s Matt Dornic & Betsy Rothstein have all your coverage: Former FNC Booker Facing Charges for Impersonating a Congressman His Excellency Nelson Lewis Morning Dose of ‘His Excellency’ Weirdness Craziest Cat in Town (Continued…) Five Easy Steps to Faux Diplomacy

WTOP: New owners of Brickskeller reveal plans for bar WASHINGTON – The new owners of a famous D.C. bar known for its extensive beer menu aren’t changing much – except for the name. Megan Merrifield and her husband are buying The Brickskeller, a haven for beer lovers on 22nd Street …

The CVC is confusing, RIP Elizabeth Edwards, stupid Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes ruined several political careers, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade are hitting their stride, Agent Zero is fabulous!, business vs. editorial, NMS held a pie eating contest, Josh Holmes got upped in McConnell’s office, Alex Ovechkin took his HBO …

“F*** the President!” – unidentified House Democratic Member of Congress CQ-Roll Call’s Anna Palmer: Profanity, Anger Spill Over in House Democratic Caucus Meeting One unidentified lawmaker went so far as to mutter “f— the president” while Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) was defending the package the president negotiated with Republicans. Berkley …

During the filming of Palin’s show, they apparently didn’t really  speak to each other, had “zero chemistry” and Kate thought the food served was “terrible.” Geez, come to think of it, that sounds like our last blind date. US Magazine: Kate Gosselin, Sarah Palin Had “Zero Chemistry” on “Terrible” Trip …

And we thought parking was bad before. New York Times: Junk Food Is a Source of Comfort on Capitol Hill Leading the charge is the Matchbox Food Group, DC-3’s parent company, which began with a pizza joint in nearby Chinatown and has recently opened a sister “pizza bistro” on Eighth …

Start planning those 2011 vacations! Here’s a helpful (pdf) link to the House calendar: 2011 Legislative Calendar

FDC supports local artists. Meet Joel Church I developed my new DC neighborhood product line to reflect the strong sense of neighborhood pride here — Hill residents love the Hill, Mt. Pleasantites love Mt. Pleasant, etc. Unfortunately there just aren’t a lot of products out there to reflect this. Sure, …

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Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg [TheHillisHome] Mike Wilbon [says goodbye] Getting fired [on Twitter] Weight Gain [campaign]

Social Media Directory [GSA] Snowmageddon [the book] Civil War [photos]

CQ-Roll Call’s Jackie Kucinich: New House Whips Work in Tag Team