Ken Vogel and Mike Allen: Prepping for Russert If it was “Meet the Press,” it was Saturday at the office.

FishbowlDC’s Patrick Gavin knew this past weekend would be remembered forever, so he burned the midnight oil and compiled all of the Tim Russert condolences. FishbowlDC: In Memoriam: Tim Russert FishbowlDC: In Memoriam: Tim Russert (Day 2) FishbowlDC: In Memoriam: Tim Russert (Day 3) Also, the Washingtonian’s Garrett Graff remembers …

We should have seen this one coming. Politico’s Ben Smith was coaching Hillary on how to exit the race with grace pretty early and now he’s given us another example of how much of  Team Obama supporter he is. Ben Smith: Obama Brings a Gun to a Knife Fight Obama …

Calderone: Dobbs says he’s not running for NJ governor “I’m not considering anything right now in terms of running for governor, and that’s where I am,” Dobbs said in a voice-mail message to The Star-Ledger. “As of now, I am not in any way intending to run for political office.”

Leibovich: Washington After a Fall These were the kind of days when Washington lives up to the cliché that it is really a small town — in the same way that Wall Street, Broadway and Hollywood are small towns, too, incubating outsize egos and ambitions, but also different.

John McCain: I have wicked smart campaign surrogates.

From the NY Post UPDATE: Patrick Gavin at FishbowlDC is constantly updating Tim Russert related news. You can’t read all the statements pouring in without being moved. Sundays won’t be the same. SECOND UPDATE:  FishbowlDC has In Memoriam: Day 2

Pershing: NRCC to Reveal Embezzlement Details The National Republican Congressional Committee will reveal today the results of a pricey forensic audit of its books in the wake of a massive alleged embezzlement scheme by its former treasurer, Christopher Ward. Bresnahan: Ward may have taken as much as $725K from NRCC …

Rep. Anthony Weiner is hard up lately over prized foreign fashion models looking for work in the US. Weiner, who’s been in the news lately because he’s diddling Hillary’s body gal- is again making headlines – and once more, it involves beautiful women. Weiner, who represents parts of Queens and …

Hold on to your wallets… Why.I.Hate.DC has a fantastic post on their most recent DC experience – getting mugged. While the story is partly serious, there’s still plenty of humor injected into the post. Our favorite excerpts: “I won’t let him touch my right pocket. It was part outrage and …

On Call: “Its A Google” John McCain stumping and raising cash today in Richmond joked about his method for vetting prospective veep candidates. Per pool press … “We’re going through a process where you get a whole bunch of names, and ya … Well, basically, it’s a Google,” McCain said. …

Ben Pershing started a new feature where he talks to the top communications staffers for the Rs and Ds in the House and Senate. Which staffer will first take this opportunity to go Back to the Future? It looks like House Minority Leader Boehner’s spokesman Michael Steel is up to …

Mark Penn: And sometimes your opponent just runs a good campaign. Hillary’s campaign wizard heads to the NY Times op-ed pages to start spinning the loss.

New York Times Fashion Diary: She Dresses to Win What Ms. Taylor read in Mrs. Obama’s appearance on Tuesday, she said, was a message that she is primed to become first lady, although not necessarily first hostess. “Every woman I talked to was saying how she has this confidence that …

Dogs Went Crazy at the Bark Ball When a Cat Appeared on the Big Screen Were You Part of the World Naked DC Bike Ride? Hillary Clinton Suspends Campaign Big Brown Had a Big Brownout It was HOT in Washington