Jim B rocked his new monogrammed shirt, Erick Erickson appreciated the sh*tty headline, GOP buzz grows for Chris Christie, big ups to the American Beverage Association for donating $50,000 to help students in Ward 8 play soccer and learn poetry via DC Scores, Obama held a townhall at LinkedIn, finding …

Most DC residents only visit Virginia for one reason – a Target run at the Potomac Yards shopping center. The First Lady is no different. Yesterday, Michelle was caught picking up a few must have items from the popular super store. Who caught her? Coincidentally enough, it was an AP …

If by soft, he means around the waist, he’s right [Obama] DC economic partnership not ready [Biz Journal] Is EZ Pass overcharging you? [toll on wallet] [BINGO!] Photo credit: mjb

Capitol Hill is full of funny, bizarre and otherwise interesting moments that don’t happen anywhere else in this country –  moments happen at least once, if not multiple times a day. Most of us ignore them, because they’ve become so common, while others of us can’t believe they continue to …

Watch as the Young Guns meet with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who was kind enough to wear his nicest t-shirt.

This is the only video you need to watch today. Hilarious. h/t Andrew Foxwell

Not an official endorsement, but really damn close.

Herman takes the lead [shock poll] Totally worth it? [shame vs. proud] Engineers rappel down Washington Monument [scary] Biking in dense cities could hurt your health [say it ain’t so] Hot lanes on I-95? [would they work?] courtesy of ‘oddlittlebird.’

Detroit Free Press accidentally prints an amazing headline. [nice work] h/t R. Howell

FDC graphic designer Joanna, sports her Beltway Celebrity t-shirt on top of Mt. Bierstadt near Denver, CO. Want a FamousDC t-shirt of your own? We can make that happen. They go on sale soon.

Ten years ago you were considered an important Capitol hill staffer if you had a blackberry. Today you’re part of the in crowd if you’re rocking a government issued iPad. [Toys.gov] Lawmakers are increasingly using taxpayer funds to buy their congressional staff iPads, the Apple-made electronic tablets that cost hundreds …

The National Park Service has posted three surveillance videos showing the scene inside the Washington Monument when last month’s earthquake hit. Watch as debris falls and one man steps over a fallen tourist. [video] h/t TBD

Metro has decided to shell out good money for team building exercises, none of which will improve service quality. [trust falls] Metro is spending thousands of dollars so its top department heads can go through team-building exercises with a leadership coach. The transportation agency says it is shelling out about …

Ask Ryan Howell how he burned his neck, @MarcoRubio scoops up @AlexConant, The more we think about it, the more the 9-9-9 plan makes sense, Michelle Bachmann cannot pull of red like Tiger can on Sundays, but we like her new hair color, it’s Ralph Hellmann’s birthday, the hikers were finally …

h/t JS via RS