Republicans walk out on contempt vote – unclear as to whether they’re on their way to get meatball subs. At a press conference following the walkout, Boehner said “Before Congress leaves town, we must give our intelligence officials the tools they need to keep America safe. “The president will delay his trip …

House Mulls Contempt Votes Against Bolten, Miers [looking for calendar space] Pettitte rats out Clemens [stop snitching] House Republicans declare a Floor War over FISA [terrorist surveillance] Top GOP House leaders endorse McCain [coming around] Sharpton: Don’t Seat Fla., Mich. [why do people listen to him?] A beagle is king …

Cy Young award-winning pitcher Roger Clemens and his former friend are set to testify on Capitol Hill today, as Congress’ investigation into the use of steroids in Major League Baseball continues. Clemens was named as a steroids user in the Mitchell Report, the document stemming from the investigation led by …

Earmark reform meets the web [Boehnerland] It’s national “your butt isn’t getting any skinnier” day [IHOP] Reid refuses to scold his liberal cronies [code pinked] Politico: Chesapeake Forever [Chesapeake Challenge Day] Polar Bears Not Guilty, Guilty [grimster] Mayor Bloomberg: Global Warming Will Kill Us ALL! [oh noes] FishbowlDC: Washington prom …

A FamousDC reader, while visiting a Barnes and Noble located in the South, stumbled upon a section in the store called “African American Interests.” To the reader’s surprise, he discovered just how broad the interests of African Americans were. According to the good people at Barnes and Noble, the interests of African …

In case you were wondering … $4 million buys you 73 cameras strategically placed on telephone polls across the District of Columbia.  Toss in a box of donuts and a few former patrol officers, and you’ve got yourself a well-fed big brother program. D.C. police are now watching live images …

Gummy Bears tour Washington [yummy] 5 painful spots to get a tattoo [ouch] Great way to waste 10 minutes at work [fail] Obama’s First Coming [washer and dryer] Shouldn’t they be doing something more important? [Penn] Not ready for prime-time [Captain Ed] Send us links to tips AT famousdc DOT …

Democrat strategist James Carville has numerously denied his involvement in any campaigns this cycle.  He’s even gone as far as saying he’s not doing any “domestic political consulting.”  Perhaps that line was quasi believable up until yesterday.  While doing a radio interview in Canada, Carville left his “agenda” sitting out in plain site.  Not such a …

LNS the series? [tag reality TV] The HIGHLY coveted Marion Barry endorsement [*&!%* set me up!] Redskins Still Mulling Coaching Options [Snydered] Facebook says hola to Spanish amigos [No firewalls] Ted Turner ‘Almost Done’ buying up ranchland [1,960,000 acres] T-shirt of the week? [blogger!] Have a good weekend and keep …

McCain at CPAC [boo, yea, boo] U.S. denies Amy Winehouse entry; will not attend Grammys [back to rehab] MKH: McCain at CPAC [thumbs up] Harkin: No Support for Farm Subsidy Cuts [old McDonald] Sam Donaldson talks with Perez Hilton [jump the shark] Newseum Grand Opening April 11 [free admission for …

CNN travel: New late-night spots in D.C.

While our beloved DC road warriors keep their sedans in park- limo drivers around the city are licking their chops in an attempt to fill the transportation void.  The only problem, the limo drivers refuse to learn the zone system – forcing some people to sell a kidney in order …

This should seal it for Hillary [Perez endorsement] This will be cute up until the point he’s broke [wtf] Another Spicer Special [Flat Stanley] Mankiller for Hillary [bags another endorsement] Profiles of the 5 remaining Prez candidates [5?] *You can do better, huh?  Prove it: tips AT famousdc DOT COM

18 and 1 and all I got was this lousy t-shirt [busted] That is REAL money folks [series of tubes] A map of the internet?  [well done] If all the presidential candidates were cereal boxes [silly rabbit] Costco looking at selling own line of beer [beer me] Is the Tipping …

Play Money: They Work Hard, Then Party Hard. But They Don’t Realize the Cost. Washington Post asks, “Do young Washingtonians spend too much on networking, happy hours, and going out?” Doesn’t everyone know about Common Share?