It’s the annual list every Capitol Hill staffer can’t wait to obtain.  The Hill’s annual list of the top “hired guns” on K St.  While this list isn’t as critical as it has been in years past, thanks to new lobbying rules – don’t assume 100% of staffers follow those …

The editors here at FDC can see how these two are often mistaken for each other. [h/t FDC reader] Take a crack at a caption in the comment section. PS: Congrats to the press flacks at both camps for pitching such a great story.

How Clinton Can Win It [the fix] Rev. Wright Speaking at Nat’l Press Club 4/28 [why?] WHCAD: A How-To Guide [Shenanigans] China Sues CNN for $1 per Person [$1.3 BILLION] Stephanopoulos’ Love Lemonade [fishbowlDC]

Tighten up your jockstraps FDC readers and hold on for the latest update from Capitol Hill’s biggest jock jerk… [$ subscription] You might remember, Jock Friedly from here, or here – yeah, he’s the neighborhood bully who might be more liked if he wasn’t so damn arrogant. Well, it seems …

Always willing to push the limit, the DCCC is up to their dirty tricks again.  Yesterday, their Hair and Make-Up Department decided it was time to trot out one of their poor interns, dress them up as former power-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and see if they could land a few earned-media hits.   …

The News Mausoleum [John Podhoertz] Pandering 101 [Protect Bloggers] Top 10 Shirts to Get Arrested In [I am the Law!] More Craigslist Critiques [On the Ball]

Let’s see what the Pelosi press team has cooked up now… *** Media Advisory *** … Pelosi to Hold Weekly Press Conference Tomorrow, Celebrate Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day … Washington, D.C. To celebrate Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is inviting members …

It’s a given that money follows power in Washington. So I’m not exactly sure why this Politico piece is major news either.  [insert Bresnahan reaching] Though Nick Calio, the first White House legislative affairs director under Bush, has given more than $20,000 to Republicans so far this cycle, he has also cut …

The Los Angeles Times reported campaign finance expert Dan Morain has found Obama campaign records reporting a $50 donation by Roy Scheider, who lists his occupation as actor and his home as Sag Harbor, N.Y. Perhaps you remember Roy from movies such as, ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Jaws’ and the immortal …

In news that won’t rock any headlines… the people on Capitol Hill actually writing the legislation, going to all the meetings and doing all the work – well, apparently they don’t get paid well. [makes cents] The Politico recently featured a story on Capitol Hill staffers who willingly struggle to …

Apparently going to the “mats” for votes these days is the new black. So much so, the Presidential candidates are all getting into the act. [RAW] Score another mainstream victory for Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Entertainment. All three Presidential candidates accepted invitations to appear on last night’s RAW …

America’s Hot New Political Trend [wonkette] Bengals’ Odell Thurman Reinstated after Two Year Ban [wait it out] McCain Kicks off “Forgotten Places” Tour in Alabama [buys $2,500 quilts] Priest tied to balloons floats off [no really, nobody can find him]

For sale on Ebay, you guessed it – Barack’s left over waffle, utensils and plate from his visit yesterday to a local PA diner. [h/t Wake Up Call] *Thus far Michael Moore is the only bidder.

Clinton on Olbermann [profiles in courage] Salter: WaPo story on McCain is 99% fictional [smear job] In Defense of the Freak Show [Ross Douthat] Clinton Swats Down Drudge Story [Tom Bevan]

America’s Future Foundation recently hosted a contest to find the next greatest college blogger.  From their blog: “The purpose of the contest is to encourage original liberty-minded blogger journalism on college campuses and to identify young conservative and libertarian talent who wish to pursue careers as journalists and writers. The …