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Stimulus madness is still prevalent all over Capitol Hill. John and Joon at the Corner Market near Eastern Market on are doing their best to cash in on the stimulus madness. Spotted yesterday: Did you notice that The Corner Market has a myspace page ? It is only a matter …

Happy Monday. Did you see Arnuld and Maria in DC? Was there anything else we missed this weekend? College basketball turned upside down as UNC learned to fear the turtle . Trouble brewing in the Blonde Charity Mafia world . There was some news about the Oscars . Oh, and …

Did Twitter just cruise by the Lincoln Memorial, run down the mall, skip past the White House, and then jump the shark? NY Times: The Week in Washington on Twitter Howard Kurtz: Anchors Twittering Their Lives Away

FamousDC birthday wishes go out to Mr. John Stanton. Happy birthday you crazy, bar bouncing, Congress reporting, firework selling, American badass.

Diplomats vs. Zip car rentals If you spend any time in DC, you’re sure to meet some of the worst drivers in the country. For years, foreign diplomats took the title as the worst behind the wheel.  They were the ones who would cruise Dupont Circle at a minimum of …

Andy Roth gets Cubs tickets for life?

We hope you enjoy your day out of the office. Be sure to wish Jennifer Crider a happy birthday. See you tomorrow! — FamousDC

StetSports: 5 People You Meet at a Washington Wizards Game

Chris Cooley: Fitzgerald Larry Fitzgerald punked me in Hawaii. Getting down to half time, the NFC is trailing 14 to 3 and with only ten seconds on the clock and we’re fifty yards out. Of course anything can happen in a Pro Bowl and momentum changes happen nearly every drive. …

We hope Rahm enjoyed his time at Johnny’s Half Shell last night. We didn’t know he liked oysters so much; it’s too bad this never made it into Rahm’s inbox.

DCist: Tracy’s Kids Benefit Nets Famous for D.C. We love this game.

Anne Schroeder Mullins: The Schieff, “Being There” “The Week” magazine held one of its “Movie nights” with a famous DC person last night at the Phillips Collection.  And as always, any Margaret Carlson event – she is the Editor at Large of the magazine – is a fine one indeed.

We hear … Timothy Geithner’s staff is bringing back bipartisanship: … Both Republicans and Democrats thought Geithner’s staff sh*t the bed Monday when they were on the hill. We’ll see if there is any blow back tomorrow. Keep ’em rolling in: [email protected]

Only in America can a Congressional reporter take sabbatical in order to track the history of drug use in our country. Luckily, that reporter, Ryan Grim, took a few minutes to answer our Famous 5 questions. We hope you enjoy the interview and support your local author: buy the book. …

Last night the Washington Press Club Foundation hosted its 876th annual Congressional Dinner.  We hear the food was undercooked, but the entertainment was well done. Some of the talent on stage to deliver the laughs included:  Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. McCarthy and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  Below are the best jokes of …