Politico’s Patrick Gavin and Anne Bracken got engaged last night.  Congrats. A tip of the hat to: Aoife McCarthy and Seth Petras

AP: NBC broadcaster John Madden retires [turkey leg] We’ll see you around Madden. Thanks for the laughs — and for ruining Shaun Alexander’s career (and our fantasy football season) by putting him on the front of your game.

We join the nation in remembering the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting.  It has been two years, and for a majority of us April 16, 2007 remains fresh in our minds. Our good friend Dave Levy has a great post about how this tragic event was …

Are you trying to decide between Cannon Carry Out and the Rayburn Deli for that special first date location? Want to know how to tactfully throw your office mates under the bus for taking all the fun constituent mail and stunting your career? Are you jumping from K Street to …

A fundamental practice used in public relations is to identify your target audience, and to then tailor every message to appeal to that audience. Below are five keys to building a successful and lasting brand.  1. Hire fun and creative people who like their job: Here’s a classic example as …

"The Cooley Zone" is a new web series coming soon starring our favorite Washington Redskin, Chris Cooooooooley . This reality series will take an unfiltered look into the world of Chris Cooley, as he balances the physical and emotional stresses of professional football along with a new marriage and an …

Keith Olbermann, the D-list anchor who lives alone with two cats, proved again yesterday why MSNBC anchors are far and away the creepiest on television.  Proof also here . Olbermann, who was reporting on the Tea Parties, managed to say this on air: [and still has a job] "Of course …

UPDATE: Anderson Cooper: "It’s hard to talk when you’re tea-bagging." UPDATE: On a serious note, FamousDC would like to use this opportunity to inform our readers that tea-bagging can ruin lives. This latest headline came from a Human Events email sent on behalf of the "Patriot Depot." But that’s not …

Ashton Kutcher has challenged CNN to a popularity contest on everyone’s new favorite social media site Twitter. Ashton, who’s just as addicted to Twitter as John Mayer, minus the bad break up , said this:  [Christ almighty] "I found it astonishing that one person can actually have as big of …

Yesterday afternoon we received this email: "An unconfirmed report on LNS says someone in the House gym caught a staph infection and the gym is not saying anything about it.  I called the gym and they said they’re "looking into it". Because we’re not in the business of staph [or …

And speaking of adult entertainment and having to pay taxes.  [strippers not happy]

Both Delaware senators are among 30 Capitol Hill celebrities who are urging President Barack Obama to direct some of the $787 billion in economic stimulus money to beach "replenishment" projects. [do it for Dewey] It’s unclear as to whether any of that stimulus money would be put towards booking better …

Tech President writes: Perhaps even more mysterious than the question of who, exactly, was responsible for organizing last week’s protests in Moldova is the question of who is behind tomorrow’s planned "Tea Party" protests. Which leads to this:

Facebook Status Abuse: Adam: Tough, tough task ahead today. What Adam failed to mention, [because he was attempting to "bait" his friends] was that his "tough task ahead" involved him trying to tie his shoes without his mom’s help. Remember Adam, if you’re starving for attention, there’s always the Boys …

Michael Brown, the former FEMA dude that got his career handed to him by Hurricane Katrina, recently did an interview with POLITICO.  It included answers like this one:  [fabulous, huh?] Q: On what type of products do you never go cheap on? A: Technology gadgets and whatever my grandchildren need/want. Oh, and …