Apparently there are pretty “dope” tips coming from aliens living on Mars.  Below is an IT security advisory sent to all Senate employees. We have received reports of an increase in malicious e-mail traffic from foreign networks to Senate users.  These e-mail messages appear to come from major news organizations …

Rarely, if ever, does Mr. Drudge change his font.  Today he did. Find out why…

Tapper vs. George [fishbowldc] Girls’ Night Out [arlington] Bad Night [cheerleaders] Biker Bash [DC101] Skins Jersey [free] Shots Fired [bang]

The Must-Have Convention Ticket

Kurtz: The “Frill” is Gone Perhaps the shift also reflects a boredom with Washington in the eighth year of the Bush presidency, at a time when terror alerts have faded and Congress seems gridlocked about everything. If so, more papers might shore up their bureaus at the start of an …

OK, so August is still here. If we aren’t on a CODEL, leading energy revolutions on the House floor, or back tracking on drilling proposals, what should we do with all of our free time? We’ve decided to take this moment to investigate where DC get its daily conventional wisdom. …

Expensive and Affordable [Top 10] Better Brunch [brunchDC] Leesbug [red nose] Top Secret [lunch] Embrace [USA]

Yes, even FamousDC takes breathers. Luckily, Daily Render doesn’t. Ever had a bike ride home by DC’s Theivery Corporation? Enjoy We can’t do any better. Period.

Guide to Wearing Headbands [Blowtorch] Overlooked NFL team [skins] Gitmo on the Platte [Denver] Bats in the Cave [prince] I Am Very Rich [iPhone] We Agree [flip cup] Tell All [Sanchez]

This “job opening” has been making the rounds on the hill during this slow recess week: Staff Assistant – Congressman Hova’s Office has an immediate opening for a Staff Assistant.  Responsibilities include running the streets, stacking cheese, and assisting House offices in tasks such as rain making and “tricking hoes …

We’re still 100% thankful Gilbert Arenas is staying in D.C. and we love reading his blog updates on basketball, video games and life. Arenas is actually our second favorite DC area sports blogger (we got you Cooley!). His latest blog post covers the NBA trades and free agent moves, the …

Blog P.I. brings us the latest on the NMS – CSPAN announcement: I don’t write about clients often. When I do it’s really something, and this is really something: New Media Strategies will be working through the conventions with C-SPAN, perhaps my favorite Beltway news organizations, to run their Convention …

Twitter or die tryin’ [FDC] Muppets [Jason’s view] Kwame Brown [sucks] Final 10 Posts [SBPH] Welcome Back [I-66] Irony [Father] DC Style [PB]

Yep, it’s coming. Yeas and Nays: It’s Official: D.C. Gets Its Own Reality Show DCist: LNS Reality Show to Follow Project Runway on Lifetime Previously: DCist: Reality Show Based on Late Night Shots in the Works

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