Move over, Busboys and Poets. The White House East Room is now the hottest poetry spot in town. "The Obamas will host a poetry slam in the East Room of the WH tonight complete with James Earl Jones, spoken word, jazz music, and presumably a few awkward silences." Hotline’s Last …

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Kate Walsh (yes, this one ) was spotted sitting in the lap of a certain public affairs official at DHS during a recent party in DC. Kate is in the middle of a divorce. The DHS staffer is likely now in the middle of some hot water.

Meghan McCain was not pleased when a host at the WHCD questioned her math skills. [T1-82] Sen. John McCain’s daughter — who writes online for The Daily Beast and will soon release a book about life as a Republican — lost it after getting stopped by security when she arrived …

Big ups to Team Nora over at Last Call. SHOT . . . "I’ve reached out to him several times, and I’m done" — RNC chair Michael Steele, on Obama (3/28). . . . CHASER "I appreciate the president giving me a shout out. I’ve given him a few over …

Spotted! At the Capitol Hill Good Stuff on Monday: Mark David [Hipster] Should we tell him that Lennon’s already dead?  Or, wait, is that the guy who beat the crap out of Dan Rather? [still around, btw ]  Maybe the angsters are turning their ire on Wolf Blitzer?  [that would …

Legendary Howard Stern producer and life-long Mets fan was given the chance to throw out the first pitch at Citi field this past Saturday. The result? See for yourself. Crackhead Bob, Eric the Midget or any Wack Packer would have done a better job. Even worse, Stern fans know that …

Just when thought her 15 minutes of fame was up, Susan Boyle sings on. The “Britain’s Got Talent” singing sensation was recently invited to visit with Obama at the White House. Britain’s Got Talent’s Hairy Angel confessed to being TOO NERVOUS to meet the American president – her most famous …

B.J. Novak, stand-up comedian and screenwriter, was just spotted at Sports Club LA near Georgetown.  Novak, who plays Ryan Howard on the NBC sitcom "The Office", was cruising at about 8 mph on the treadmill.

Comedian Wanda Sykes, who headlined the #nerdprom [WHCD] tonight, took a few vicious jabs at conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh: Via POLITICO: "You’ve had your fair share of critics. … Rush Limbaugh said this administration fails. … He just wants the country to fail. To me that’s treason. He’s not …

FLOTUS took her staff to Chef Spike’s "Good Stuff Eatery" today.  Biden did not tag along. h/t DC365

From Wake Up Call : According to an aide, CA-47 candidate Van Tran (R) "knew the location" he chose for his campaign launch "was outside the district," but he went with it anyway because it’s only "like a block" outside ("Total Buzz") After years of will-he or won’t-he speculation, Assemblyman …

El Pollo Loco and KFC are in old fashioned food fight over chicken. Thanks to Oprah , KFC customers have gone nuts over the company’s free chicken coupons, but according to reports, the coupons won’t be honored on Mother’s Day. El Pollo Loco thinks that’s whack.

Rich Williamson, an Alexandria City Council candidate who tried to bring creativity to the voters of Virginia, came up a few avatars short this past week. [virtual loss] Although he received the fewest number of votes, independent candidate Rich Williamson ran one of the most colorful campaigns in recent memory. …

30 seconds ago every news organization in the country [along w/ the help of this guy] was trying to convince us that the entire planet was in danger because of the pig flu.  It’s good to see that we’re now re-focused on the issues that actually matter. From CNN: TLC’s …