Looking to creatively announce your candidacy for Congress?  Try attending an event hosted by your rival to inform him that you have a challenge in the works. [bam] That’s exactly what Calaveras County Supervisor Darren Spellman did this week during the Q-and-A portion of a Frogtown forum hosted by Rep. …

The strangest Facebook page you’ll see today [panties] Release of photo uncertain [CNN] Gang of Six, not to be confused with Team 6 [older, not as quick] He wasn’t hiding, he was chilling [Daily Show] Remember Rick Sanchez? [yeah, we don’t either] Caps not looking so good [0-3] The fun …

Did she pick up new friends at the gun show? [Miss McCain] Pic of the Year? [Situation Room] Seth was right, his hair is foxy [Trump] The burial at sea question [OBL] Man shaves beard after OBL killed [keeps promise] OBL is dead, Sheehan makes the news cycle [America] SE …

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The word of the week was — long form, Mr. Hollywood (aka Doug Heye) chimes in, who wants to go to the gun show, no offense to Will and Kate, but this is the only royal wedding we care about, now that we know the President was in fact born …

The Redskins snagged a great first round pick that should fit very well into Coach Shanahan’s plan. Meet defensive end Ryan Kerrigan. Height: 6’4” Weight: 267 College: Purdue Nickname: Superman Twitter: @RyanKerrigan94 What we love most about Kerrigan, he’s down to earth. He has no plans to blow his signing …

Donald Trump thinks managing oil prices is as easy as dropping the f-bomb during a speech.  [can’t.get.enough.]

Did you wake up early for the Royal Wedding? [viewing party] Bristol tells her mom to back off [and don’t come around] New Dem money [$100 million] Logan breaks silence, tells her story [CBS] More prayers down South [flooding]

So who’s upset about Obama’s “Carnival Barkers” remarks yesterday? You guessed it… Carnival Barkers Slam Obama’s Sideshow Remarks When President Obama released his birth certificate on Wednesday morning, he may have thought he was closing the door on controversy. Instead, he ended up starting controversy anew — with America’s carnival …

We have no idea why Robert Gibbs is joining the Donald Trump Carnival Barking tour, but we love it. “Donald Trump said he’d release his tax returns as soon as the president released his birth certificate, so the ball is in his court now and I know everybody is anxious …

The DCCC just shot out this clever headline:  “You’re Invited To The R-Oil Wedding” The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) cordially invites you to celebrate the R-Oil wedding between House Republicans and Big Oil at a new website, www.roilwedding.com. The microsite is all sorts of Microsoft Paint awesome and we …

Our thoughts and prayers with those down South [terrifying] Tornado warning in NoVA [until 3pm] How f*cked is Metro? [our new favorite site] Setting the table [WHCD]

This picture of Michele Bachmann and Chris Matthews was taken last night at the TIME 100 Gala. We’re told they were both holding their breath in this picture.

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UPDATE: Afterbirthers Demand To See Obama’s Placenta http://onion.com/aIsqbH Unless you just woke up, you know the White House just released Obama’s birth certificate.  It looks something like this. What you might not have known is that Donald Trump is claiming credit and consequently, is also out of campaign issues. “Today, …