FamousDC is happy to announce that the good people at Mr. Yogato have agreed to provide the winner of the 2009 FamousDC Twitter Challenge with a sweet reward! What does that mean? It means a special prize for our winner, and an opportunity for all of our readers to do …

The trash talking has already started. Can @almacy keep up with @levydr ?  Will @davidall play?  Will @MichaelTurk use endless haiku to crush the Revolution?  What about @Leslieann44 – will she find time play before she puts on her boots and heads out to wine country?  Can @mkhammer keep upping …

Tomorrow’s Sweet 16 Twitter Challenge match ups should be good.  Remember twits, the matches start at 10am end at 3pm.  Good luck! @almacy vs. @matthewgagnon @ontheredline vs. @patrickruffini @erickaandersen vs. @robertjameson @leslieann44 vs. @levydr @sorendayton vs.@mkhammer @KatieFavazza vs. @AlbrightDC @seanhackbarth vs. @ryangrim @davidall vs. @michaelturk UPDATED brackets here .

MSNBC clowns Ed Henry.

This news is only slightly worse than finding out that your campaign wants you to host a political fundraiser at a Britney Spears concert. [NASA says we’re all gonna die]

Unemployment is sky-high, our economy is up to its knees in sewage and houses are foreclosing more often than Michelle changes outfits – and this is what the Senate deems important enough to spend time on? [priorities ] Everyone from President Obama to real fans have criticized how college football determines its top team. …

Patrick O’Connor : Democrats vs. Democrats Among the targets of Americans United for Change is Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), who declared the ads “not very helpful.” … “The liberal groups need to understand that we are not elected to represent the president,” Pryor said. “We’re elected to represent our states, …

"If I’d only followed CNBC’s advice I would have a million dollars today — provided I’d started with a 100 million dollars." Jon Stewart Is that really you? [Shaq ] Nothing is real anymore [American Idol Is he coming back? [fantasy football ] Fake Ari Emanuel invokes real Rahm Emanuel to …

Updated brackets can be found here. All eight matches will begin Friday at 10am and end at 3pm.

We’re exhausted.  Great match ups.  More to come later… @bdayspring vs. @sorendayton WINNER: @sorendayton @straylightrise’s kiss of death endorsement of @bdayspring worked its magic. Maybe because Mr. Dayspring was still recovering from last night’s presser. Meanwhile, @sorendayton was ready to go toe to toe . He racked up tons of …

Who says the media can’t be trusted? Chris Cillizza : "his introductory remarks came across as shaky and uncertain" A Slow Start: Obama is an expert at reading off a teleprompter without it appearing as though he is reading off a telemprompter. But, tonight he struggled badly. His gaze was …

On Thursday, POTUS will be answering your questions a la 43’s Ask the White House program. An intrepid tipster was smart enough to load the new White House chat feature in internet explorer 8, and take a screen shot. The result: Google and marijuana legalization take center stage. Looks like …

The first ever #FDC overtime match proved to be classic Quaker on Quaker action…. Madden came out swinging and showed he was a force to be reckoned with, despite that fact that he was working the Obama Presser. The trash talking got so heated, Rahm-bo told Madden to "Shut the f*ck …

This literally couldn’t get any closer.

Wednesday Morning. Like Tuesday, Only More So. Link up. Wanna get away for a while? [three strikes and you’re out ] … Rahm gets the questions early [wired ] … Niche publications raise the roof [thefix ] … How is this news? [just asking ] … Morning cuteness [Clouded Leopard …