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Hilarious. Stephen Colbert saluted the troops that were so hospitable to him last June by inviting them to a military-only taping of The Colbert Report. But that’s not all: to offer them something they couldn’t get while they were deployed, he offered them all free beers and hotdogs — hot …

This is what happens when you’re in a hurry… [4:20] A senior aide for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was arrested Tuesday for attempting to bring marijuana into the Hart Senate Office Building, according to U.S. Capitol Police reports. Boxer’s meetings haven’t been the same since.

Howard Stern thinks Obama is one and done. The shock jock weighed in on President Barack Obama’s fortunes — or misfortunes — on his Wednesday radio program, saying that he thinks a second term for Obama is unlikely, according to a rough summary provided by MarksFriggin.com, which summarizes every Stern …

If you’re a current or former NRCC employee looking to grace the pages of Playboy, you might consider leaving the political committee off your resume.  Earlier this week, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner got defensive after the NRCC zinged him for having a meeting with Rep. Loretta Sanchez at the Playboy …

How to get through airport security quickly. Note: This is not recommended by TSA, but should be.

Safe to say she’s not talking about Rep Patrick McHenry. @karenhanretty I knew a politician who insisted his staff visit hotels in advance to determine the height of the showerhead. Politicians are divas. Period. We do the Twitter.  Check us out.

A new internet website just popped up and they’re selling t-shirts just in time for fall. The Tea Party might have a quasi-mainstream official platform, but it also seems to be a magnet for far right loonies, angry racists, borderline psychotics and those that are simply grossly misinformed. These shirts …

Meghan McCain recently sat down with GMA’s George Stephanopoulos, where she was asked about being fired by her father’s presidential campaign. Meghan quickly clarifies: “I wasn’t fired, I was asked to leave and not come back.” Ah.  Totally different.

Senate hopeful Roy Blunt has a very talented intern. So talented in fact, that he’s one viral video away from headlining his own show in Branson, MO. [pay raise] Continued proof that interning on a campaign isn’t just about licking stamps and stuffing envelopes.

Straight out of the Ramn Emanuel playbook: It takes a great man to build a barn. Any jackass can kick it down. Campaign ’10: You with the builders or the asses? Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) uses Twitter Monday to describe the November midterms. h/t TwitterRoom

Nothing makes us happier than this: [we need more of this in Congress] Former Rep. James Traficant gets to run for his old congressional seat after all.

Dick Armey on whether or not he’d ever run for president: “Oh, no, no, no, no. I’ve got 34 goats that depend on me daily. I couldn’t be away that long.” h/t EAndersen

From the city that brought you #snOMG & earthquakes, Washington, D.C. proudly presents … HURRICANE EARL Break out your MREs, and blue tarps … because if there was ever a year in which we could all but guarantee Hurricane Earl making landfall within 100 miles of DC, this would be …

These two really gave it their all in what ends up being a superbly acted performance. Feel the passion, the energy, and the electricity as they rail against Ohio’s Ted Strickland. Count them as front runners for next year’s Emmy awards. RGA TV Ad: Ohio – Ted Stirckland “Twice” from …