Data snafu puts Clyburn 77th in influence ranking (did Politico just drop SNAFU in a title?) “We erred on that one,” acknowledged Knowlegis CEO Brad Fitch. Fitch was alerted to the error Monday by Clyburn’s press secretary, Kristie Greco. Fitch said Clyburn fell into one of the “two categories of …

Chris Frates: Big Business Ventures Into the Blogosphere Who would read a pro-business blog? “Short answer: people who care about your issues,” such as congressional aides, lawmakers, reporters, policymakers and opinion leaders, Pat Cleary said.

We’ll deal with him [Mark Penn] later,” said Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones

Congressional Investigators Head to Cayman Islands [tough work] D.C. Submits New Designs for Quarter [no taxation] NYC’s Plaza Hotel Reopens [$400 million renovation] Will Ferrell’s Basketball Comedy Airballs at the Box Office [Anchorman 2?] More Americans Turning to Web for News [get your blog on] Leap Day Actually Adds Interest …

From  the Capitolist: Man Arrested After Fleeing Capitol Police Officer; Three Hurt Monday, March 3, 2008; 1:30 pm Three people were injured near Capitol Hill on Monday when a man fleeing a Capitol Police officer hit a commuter bus with his car. The man, who has not yet been identified, …

We’re not quite sure who’s in charge of hiring the catering company for the Republican Party, but they might consider one of two things: 1. Hire a new company. 2.  At the very least, tell the driver to park his “progressive” truck in the back of the RNC. Caption contest …. …

Nobody wants to go down with a sinking ship, but on the flip side, nobody wants to walk away and watch their team win the Super Bowl the following season [Tiki]. So what do you do if you are one of the nation’s leading political minds and things aren’t looking …

We’re a little late to the dance here at FamousDC, but rather than post our crappy prom pictures from last week, we’ve decided to link to a few offered up by others. DC media prom party: [Fishbowl Pics] [Robert Bluey has a camera too] If you have any DC prom pictures you …

“It’s a love tap compared to the Wu-Tang fist of fury that’s coming at this guy in the fall,” said Rick Wilson, a Republican media consultant. [Ghostface Killah] This is for the White House folks.

Elissa Silverman: K Street’s Second Shift INTRO: Money for access. Influence peddling. Gucci. It’s just another Monday on K Street. Even at 1 a.m. KICKER: He then heads home to Springfield. He has a busy day at the office tomorrow.

Jack Nicholson schleps for Hillary

Patrick O’Connor spends a slow news day pandering to star gazers [Angelina Jolie Alert] 6 Angelina Jolie mentions 2 Brad Pitt mentions 1 Tomb Raider mention Google Alerts are going crazy from the beltway to Hollywood

“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” Less than 48 hours before she could be out of the race, Hillary kicks off SNL.

  Meet the Press: Republican strategists Mary Matalin and Mike Murphy and, Democratic strategists James Carville and Bob Shrum Face the Nation: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Evan Bayh. This Week: New York Times’ David Brooks, Republican strategist Matthew Dowd, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile and …

$35 BILLION aircraft contract awarded to Northrop-Grumman-EADS — not Boeing Conventional wisdom was running so strongly against Northrop-EADS in some corners of Capitol Hill that Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s office issued a statement late on Friday declaring Boeing the winner. It was swiftly retracted. [OUCH] Note the famous Washington …