You’ll need to read all of the article to understand why Diane Edwards is getting crazy Google alerts today. The Speaker’s Lobby: The Bell System Congress is a lot like high school. That’s true. Right down to the bells that signal class. Like nearly every school, my high school had …

And tell Chris Paulitz happy birthday.

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Photo by: Christopher Gindlesperger, aka NotNotGindy FamousDC Nightlife Correspondent @BlairDC brings us the best fireworks viewing options for everyone sticking around the city this weekend. Washington DC is a spectacular place to celebrate July 4th. The National Mall, along with DC’s monuments and the U.S. Capitol, provides an exquisite and …

Hey, love turned 1, Anthony Weiner = ESPN, Senator Byrd left us, we want to hire this writer, we owe Drew Curtis lots of beer, TIME for lobbying, chipwiches, high volume of interns led to an increase  of check on check crimes in DC,  Andrew Breitbart is throwing money around, …

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We’ll admit, their last two tweets got our attention by starting off with “BOOM!” SCFpac: BOOM! $125,000 raised for @BuckForColorado before the 7/1 deadline. http://bit.ly/cpqKXe #tcot #cosen #teaparty SCFpac: BOOM! $100,000 raised for @SharronAngle before the 7/1 deadline. http://bit.ly/bWAte4 #tcot #nvsen #teaparty They seem pretty excited about fund raising around …

We’re going lobbying! Time Magazine’s Steven Brill: On Sale: Your Government. Why Lobbying Is Washington’s Best Bargain

The last thing we need right now is more check-on-check crime.

So … Grijalva is proposing English and Spanish should walk ten paces, turn, and then shoot? If so, sign FamousDC on as a co-sponsor. This’ll be awesome. From: e-Dear Colleague Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:58 PM Subject: CivilRights, Education, FamilyIssues: Dear Colleague: Support Duel Language Education Support Duel Language …

This press release showed up in our inbox: First-Ever Wedding at Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – June 28, 2010 – The new Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. had its first-ever wedding last Friday morning when Casey Hollon and Kevin Foster, both of Savannah, Ga., tied …

No California, there is no Santa Claus. Just ask your gubernatorial candidate and current attorney general Jerry Brown. Yesterday, on an extended interview with CNBC’s Jane Wells, Jerry dashed the hopes and dreams of however many children happened to be tuning in to the all business channel when he proudly …

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This is getting ridiculous. Dear Senate, We need to talk. We were embarrassed to post about Twilight on FamousDC, but then again, we run a blog. And even though the blog is supposed to be funny, we still felt guilty jumping into this vampire vs. werewolf madness. You on the …

Photo by: Christopher Gindlesperger, aka NotNotGindy Happy Wednesday! We hope you enjoy the incredible DC weather today.