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Famous Friday [Round-Up]
@stackiii leaving CATO for CraftDC, Mullen and Williams made the jump, CQ-Roll Call survived NoMaGeddon 2011, looking for a PR job?, Patrick Reis is keeping it down low and stacking cheese , Lou Cannon celebrated a birthday, Rep. Weiner released his first music video, we hope to see you next …
Outside DC | From Bethesda to Timbuktu: Street Food Around the World
A couple weeks ago, we rolled out our latest feature, Outside DC. Our thought was this: Washingtonians are from everywhere. The makeup of DC’s population ebbs and flows with political administrations, college enrollment, and time. Each and every one of us arrives in Washington with our histories – and our …
Hyper Hill: Blago admits he’s a liar
Big day for John Edwards [indictment] Jon Stewart kills it [pizza rant] VT rejoices [high five] Metro doesn’t drive itself [which is probably good] Blago admits he’s a liar [smarty]
BREAKING: Tommy McFly is Moving to the Morning
Tommy McFly, Washington DC’s hottest DJ, is taking his talents to the morning. Starting on June 20th, McFly will begin hosting FRESH FM’s first ever morning show. “This morning show is literally the opportunity of a lifetime. I can’t tell you how blessed I am to be the first morning …
Hyper Hill: Sweating through the night thanks to Pepco
Sweating through the night [thanks Pepco] Federer is good people [fan takes tumble] Christie took a chopper and limo to a Little League game [dude] Palin thinks about cancelling tour [high gas prices] Make shift electricity [outage] Denzel and Ryan Reynolds [movie in DC] Why you don’t need a wedding …
Closing Bell: Famously Riddled
What do Leon Panetta, John Yarmuth, Markos Moulitsas, Carolyn McCarthy, and Arianna Huffington have in common? What do Leon Panetta, John Yarmuth, Markos Moulitsas, Carolyn McCarthy, and Arianna Huffington have in common?Market Research h/t Murakami
One Thing Sarah Palin’s Bus Does Not Have: A Dictionary
Spelling can be hard. It’s even harder when you’re on a bus. SarahPalinUSA: We’ll highlight the beauty of legal immigrants’ work ethic and love of freedom while visiting Ellis Island & Statute of Liberty today. h/t EK
Congressional Staffers Give Their Advice to Interns
Summer in DC means two things: amazing weather and awkward intern stories. Since only one of these can be controlled, Roll Call has offered up some advice to this summer’s interns. You’ve landed an impressive new internship, moved into a decent apartment, figured out the Metro, braved the heat and …
Hyper Hill: The Mark Center mess
Daily Caller takes Weinergate to a whole new level [really?] First ever triple back-flip [BMX] Sarah Palin plays the media [but do we care?] The Mark Center mess [delay] Another proposal goes viral [pop the question]
The Flash Mob Proposal at Good Stuff Eatery
So solid. Congrats to the happy couple. Even as Ashley waited patiently for milkshakes at Spike Mendelsohn’s “Good Stuff Eatery” on Capitol Hill, she had no idea that she was surrounded by members of the Capital Hearings, a DC-based a cappella group. Posing as customers, a bus boy, and even …
Hyper Hill: It’ll feel like 100 degrees today
Palin was rolling, but no one knows why [thunder] Weiner’s mess [hack job?] Memorial Day [pic] No dancing allowed in public [in Washington, DC] It’ll feel like 100 degrees today [but you already knew that]
Your WTF of the Week: Horse herpes outbreak forces rodeo queens to ride stick ponies
This will be the strangest article you read all week. And perhaps the funniest. [horse virus] Horse herpes outbreak forces rodeo queens to ride stick ponies While the state has yet to officially cancel any events involving horses that might have been exposed to a local recent equine herpes outbreak, …
Republicans Go Head-to-Head in ‘New Media Challenge’
House Republicans are already two rounds into their second annual New Media Challenge, styled as a “March Madness” bracket tourney reports @Alexis_Levinson at the DailyCaller.com: The goal of the contest, which was started last year by House Republican Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, is to get members to use …
Rep. Ron Paul’s House For Sale, Pool Floats Not Included
Until yesterday, we had no interest in moving to Lake Jackson, TX. That might have just changed… [water slide!] “A great house and a great piece of history. Dr. Paul’s house is for sale in Lake Jackson, TX. The house has 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and is approximately 5,500 sq. …
Hyper Hill: Shrimp on Treadmills
Rove on Palin [rules don’t apply] Shrimp on treadmills [really?] MySpace, not the only thing Zuckerberg killed [pig] John Edwards [secret meeting] Screen on the Green [returns] Wasserman Schultz slams GOP for not backing U.S. auto industry [drives an import]