We had no idea Iran had a "cyber army." Twitter Hacked, Defaced By “Iranian Cyber Army”  [internet soldiers] It get’s stranger. U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their Access, But THey Don’t, We Control And Manage Internet By Our Power, So Do Not Try To Stimulation Iranian Peoples …

Let’s see if we have this right: 1942: The US Navy seized Treasure Island from the City and County of San Francisco for the sum of $1. Yesterday: Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the purchase of Treasure Island from the US Navy for $105 million. Now, we aren’t math wizards here, …

The RIAA party enjoyed a little unexpected excitement last night: Bumping against the 9:30 Club stage to the sound of ’90s pop rock, Hill staffer David Quinalty never imagined a bouncer would pick him for an open mic rap-off with Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath. [Sugar who?] From what …

If your commute went through Judiciary Square this morning, our guess is that you weren’t on time.  The reason.

As the competition for readers increases, so does the level of creativity in the headlines. Ben Nelson Has Issues [RCP] Don’t worry Mr. Nelson, we have issues too.

Leave it to the clever minds at the LA Times: Al Gore (rhymes with bore) invents a poem about global climate warming change The poem can be seen below. It’s amazing. [vapors rise] via molly brynn

Certainly the strangest and saddest story we’ve seen all week. A 4-year-old boy, beer in hand, is accused of stealing Christmas presents from his neighbors. It’s a strange story, but also a sad one. His mother claims he got drunk and wandered the streets looking for his father – who …

Oh no she didn’t… In Sen. John Kerry’s (D-MA) Christmas card, taken at his daughter’s wedding, Teresa Heinz is wearing a "ketchup-red gown" and holding a "wrap" or a "train" — and might’ve been trying to "upstage the bride" Via Wake Up call.

If you’d like an all-expense-paid trip to a foreign country complete with five-star amenities, just become a member of Congress. Lawmakers take scores of overseas trips each year … [t]he cost they reported for such travel abroad was $13 million in 2008, a 70% jump from 2005, according to a …

Obama’s change trickles down to the Redskins: Vinny Cerrato, the much-maligned Washington Redskins executive vice-president of football operations, resigned this morning, nearly two years after becoming the organization’s de facto general manager. Fans in D.C. are treating the news as an early Christmas present. [bye] Cerrato hired Zorn, so this …

Watch as members of Congress rate their job performance.

What do you get when you combine one of the most unique bars in D.C. with the hottest new social league? A sloppy good time. Starting January 10, teams of eight will battle the best D.C. has to offer for a chance at skee-ball greatness at H Street Country Club. …

Facebook Awesomeness: If you don’t know, as of today, Facebook will automatically start plunging the Earth into the Sun. To change this option, go to Settings –> Planetary Settings –> Trajectory then UN-CLICK the box that says ‘Apocalypse.’ Facebook kept this one quiet. Copy and paste onto your status for …

We’ve been told that the crew at New Media Strategies are proficient at all things social media. We’ve also been told they know how to party — so it’s definitely appropriate that the "pioneers and undisputed bad asses of social media" are throwing a "decade of dominance" party tomorrow night …

Sen. Vitter’s face is priceless.