If a powerful incumbent Senator is calling it quits, what does that say for the rest of his team?  [he just relaunched his site] Senator Christopher Dodd, a five-term Connecticut Democrat trailing in the polls, will not run for re- election in November, according to a congressional aide familiar with …

Two college girls: "We should get internships this summer. I can get us one with whatever Senator we want, because of my neighbor. And we could do it everyday and dress up and go to lunch!"

AskMissA (12/11/09): The "Third Crasher" Revealed WaPo (01/04/10): Secret Service Confirms Third Party Crasher at State Dinner

Shira Toeplitz: Ryan To New Hampshire to Fundraise for State GOP

Capital Gig rounds up the top 20 social media stories from 2009

There is no sense wasting time sending around greetings of world peace and happiness. Let’s fight over college football! The Hill’s Jordan Fabian: Washington heavyweights join fans in demanding a college playoff The issue gained ground in Washington a year ago when Obama lent his voice to sports fans around …

FishbowlDC’s Betsy Rothstein:  Sullivan Takes Swipe at Politico’s Allen

Two Cajuns enter, one Cajun leaves. CNN’s Situation Room 4:40 p.m.today

Betsy Rothstein: Attention K-Mart Shoppers: Ambinder hits 10,000 Twitter Followers But He’s No Douche Speaking of Twitter, you can follow FamousDC here

CBS News’ Brian Montopoli: Top 20 Political Moments of 2009 We’ve put together a slideshow illustrating the top 20 political moments of 2009, as decided by the CBSNews.com political team. … Deciding on the top spot was easy: The inauguration of America’s first black president was a historical moment that …

Politico: Handling problems the Obama way

Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky: Dan Snyder, Genius The Redskins make more money than any other professional sports franchise. This comes as disappointing news to Washington fans who secretly hoped the team would move and they could start over. Newsweek’s Matthew Phillips: Tackling the Washington Redskins Despite a five-year losing streak, the …