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Yes folks, even the Washington Post can still tie one on. WaPo reporter Megan Greenwell covered the “tamer” side of Dewey Beach and her story ended up on page A-1 of the Monday edition. Megan Greenwell: To Entice Families, Dewey Markets a Tamer Side DEWEY BEACH, Del. — As mid-Atlantic …

MKH tells us she is leaving Townhall and heading to dcexaminer.com: Hey, everyone. I hate to break news on a Friday afternoon (I’m becoming such a politician!), but such is what the timing required. … I’m leaving the great, great folks at Townhall.com and Salem after almost three years for …

O’Connor: House to observe moment of silence House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) honored the request of a North Carolina Republican this week by calling for a moment of silence on the first legislative day of each month to commemorate military personnel who have been killed or injured in Iraq or …

Ben Pershing’s Player of the Week: The Anonymous Army on Capitol Hill Flip on C-SPAN late at night, and you may well see a lawmaker giving a lengthy and impassioned speech to a largely empty House chamber. But while the room may look deserted, off-camera and behind the scenes there …

WaPo: Chris Cooley, Tackled by True Love Captain Chaos is settling down! Redskins tight end Chris Cooley will marry former Redskins cheerleader Christy Oglevee tonight in Loudoun County. … “I’m crazy about her,” Cooley, 25, told us yesterday. “She’s the most influential person in my life. We’re extremely good friends …

Ok, that didn’t actually happen (yet!), but FamousDC is bringing you Sunday’s WaPo headline early. Yes, it seems our favorite NFL All-Pro Redskins Tight End, Chris Cooley, is blogging about his upcoming wedding this weekend to fired Redskins cheerleader, Christy Oglevee. The Cooley Zone: My Redskins cheerleader-turned-Redskins wife From the …

There’s another bipartisan marriage headed to Capitol Hill. Ken Spain, the brave spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee [NRCC], asked Emily Kryder, Press Secretary for Lois Capps [D], if she would marry him while on a Capitol Dome Tour today. In what must seem like the only good news …

Who would’ve thought a defense bill mark-up could be so sexy?  [The Hill: Defense bill markup sparks love between two beauties] Today’s Hill brings us the story of a 50 Most Beautiful “Power Couple” – Hanz Heinrichs and Rebeccah Ramey “She walked in a few minutes late, and I, uh, …

Dan Steinberg: Even the Redskins Get Summer Internships These Redskins defensive linemen have kept themselves busy in the offseason. Phillip Daniels, of course, entered power-lifting competitions. Kedric Golston has pursued NASCAR fandom; look for him at Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. … And Demetric Evans? Why, he’s in Week Two of his …

**JUST SIGHTED — Ben Stiller, by the Air and Space museum filming a scene in which he was getting out of what a tipster writes was an “unusually clean DC cab.” Hey Ben – Next time you’re in one of DC’s finest cabs, can you ask the driver why they …

If you’re like the rest of the Taste of the South goers, and don’t quite remember exactly how your Saturday evening went, or how you got home- we can assure you one thing – it wasn’t in a cab. As we pointed out last week, DC cabbies are either real …

Taking one for the team never paid so well. While being a member of Congress might do wonders to your ego, it doesn’t necessarily benefit your wallet – at least compared to the salaries some of your staffers might be making. [Ethical cleansing, $ubcription] Today’s Roll Call reports that while …

Chris Cillizza and Matthew Mosk Rival Camps Plan Inevitable Merger: Top fundraisers for Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun private talks aimed at merging the two candidates’ teams, not waiting for the Democratic nominating process to end before they start preparations for a hard-fought fall campaign. … …

From Mike Allen’s Playbook: BREAKING NEWS 1: “BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi government official says U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Baghdad for a surprise visit. The official says the California Democrat is meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. … Pelosi’s visit to Baghdad on Saturday comes …

It’s a time-honored tradition that started at the Tune Inn twenty five years ago – now it hosts over 2000 drunk transplanted- Southerners looking for a good time. Back in 1983, well before Vineyard Vines, tickets to TOTS were $15. These days, in order to get a ticket, you’ve got …