Congratulations to Ryan and Karen Howell.  The couple was married over the weekend in Laguna Beach, California.  Below is a picture of the bridal party, featuring the Aston Martin Vintage Vantage that helped escort the newlyweds to the reception. UPDATE: We’re told the car was a Vantage, not a Vintage, …

The new tone is finally here.

Need something to do on those boring Monday morning conference calls?  This is a great way to kill time. [rock-paper-scissors] H/T — North Carolina’s Caroline Williams

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The 3rd annual “Congressional Hockey Challenge” Charity Ice Hockey Game to benefit the Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club and Ice Arena, will be played on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 6pm at the Verizon Center.  According to their website, Rep. Anthony Weiner is playing in the game.  According to that …

Story Partners and NJI Media launch dashboard [NPF] What a f*cking great meeting [Rahm meets Rahm] Introducing the new iPad [Flo and the Machines] Stewart’s Epic Take Down [Gaddafi] Are the AU trick shots fake [hmm]

[View full size] Note: @mkhammer: Just a reminder: Rep. David Wu was showing off his tiger’s blood before tiger’s blood was cool. Also, funny.

Unless this is ghost-written by Charlie Sheen and a warlock from Mars… [a coloring book?] The daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has signed with William Morrow to publish “Not Afraid of Life,” to come out this summer. Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, announced Tuesday that the memoir would …

In case you’re not, you should [follow @charliesheen] Dear Huckabee: He didn’t grow up in Kenya [dude] TBD does what TBD does best [weather] Don’t be an ass [it’ll shorten your life] You Stupid M**** F**** [Queen Sheila] The BOOT set me up! [Marion Barry]

One of the most beloved operas has returned to Washington, D.C. Passion, tragedy, and fate collide in Puccini’s beloved opera Madama Butterfly, presented by Washington National Opera (WNO) in thirteen performances, February 26 to March 19 at the Kennedy Center Opera House. The perennially popular masterpiece features acclaimed sopranos Catherine …

Spotted at the W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist shop on 14th St. What’s next, D.C. adult video stores forcing patrons to wear pants? Photo credit: Chris Paulitz

This picture was taken at 7:45pm on Monday evening.  A tipster snapped the photo as the Blue line train was approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport.  We feel it’s only appropriate that we title this photo: The Mile Low Club. h/t Mully

Rep. John Culberson, the former Capitol Hill Twitter King, has had enough microblogging. [enough is enough] “There’s a lot of trolls on Twitter,” the Texas Republican told POLITICO. “I just got to the point that I was sick and tired of it.” Culberson is not alone. Several staffers agree: In …

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Mike Huckabee was seen yesterday at a Union Station hot spot. h/t Pat Gavin