Pippa gone wild [we love commoners] Arnold and Maria call it quits [terminated] Hillary gets edited out of infamous picture [cropped] They put her on the teevee box and America watches [Bristol mania] Colleagues react to the Schock [ab] Happy Birthday [Bryant Avondoglio]

If you have yet to figure out that C-SPAN is a dominant new media force, this should help: C-SPAN’s WHCD video featuring President Obama’s remarks, has been viewed on YouTube over 7,200,000 times.  This means it has now surpassed the previous most-viewed Obama video on YouTube, the March 18, 2008 …

We’re not quite sure how we missed this a couple weeks ago, but if you’re fan of Mary Katharine Ham’s videos, [and Peeps] you’ll love this. Well, it’s been about two years since the last edition of “The Week in Peeps,” so I decided they needed a triumphant return. I …

GTL [Gym, Tan, Legislate]

Date night for the Obamas [Tosca] John Kerry ain’t buying it [Pakistan knew] Fey brings back Palin [every four years] Metro workers love overtime [rate hikes?] El Centro now open [BYT]

UPDATE: And the winner is…Grassley’s Sweater Vest. Congrats to all that entered and thank you to the readers who voted. The response to the #DCderby twitter contest was overwhelming. Thanks to everyone who participated. Below are the top entries determined by reaction on Twitter. What’s Your Favorite #DCderby Racehorse Name?online …

A race to clean up the waterfront [Georgetown] Comic or not, jury duty still sucks [TBD] Zucks new home [mansion] Shocking: no front runner after day one [too soon] Top tweeters [@google]

A lady named Jane is running for Congress.  Jane’s real website is here.  A spoofed website about Jane is here.  The spoofed website is well done.  Jane’s probably not happy. REAL SITE SPOOF h/t Jacob Wood

Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and Marlon Brando hop in a car and flee for Ohio after 9/11… Oh wait, that’s not a joke? That’s true?  [true story] Cooped up together for 500 miles were three of the world’s biggest and most charismatic stars – Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando and …

A new program in Washington, D.C. is attempting to bribe people to move from the suburbs to downtown. Will it work? [city managers in the suburbs sure as hell hope not] How much cash would you take to move very close to your work? For the purposes of this exercise, …

According to Mike Allen, Robert Gibbs is definitely not going to work at Facebook. “It blew up.” The deal – a potential goldmine when Facebook goes public — was originally described to us by Obamans as a chance for Gibbs to be “Mark Zuckerberg’s guy.” But when the Facebook side …

Biden can’t keep a secret [still] The half-smoke challenge [We Love DC] Cuccinelli’s joke falls very flat [Virginians?] Cut off by a douche [Liz] World’s worst beer thief? New Media Jim hits 15 years [congrats!]

Join Amb. Nancy Brinker, DC’s First Lady Jonice Gray Tucker and Washington’s top newswomen for the 3rd Annual Newsbabes Bash for Breast Cancer May 17th. The pink cocktail affair brings together survivors, supporters, media personalities and politicos. Tickets are $100 and include hot apps, wine, dessert and a great networking …

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (left) in an awkward spot. h/t Roll Call

Barack Obama sent Navy Seal Team 6 to take out Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad and made a statement confirming it on Sunday night. Former President George W. Bush finally responds to who and what has been terrorizing him for years. President Bush Reacts to Osama Bin Laden’s Death with …