Suite Talk Jessica Boulanger (NRCC) joins Prism Shaun Donnelly (USTR) joining NAM Ray Bracy promoted at Wal-Mart George Burke (McCarthy) to ACLI

Calderone: L.A. Times Buyout List Is “Oversubscribed” It’s an important damage-control meeting, coming on the heels of Sam Zell’s tumultuous encounter there with reporters and editors. Today, Stanton met with some bureau staffers but will formally address the group — with Hiller — at 10 a.m Friday. Buyouts are sure …

Conrad Black begins U.S. prison term

Google Inc., YouTube Combining Forces with GOP to Create Tech-Savvy Convention

Welcome to the latest feature of FamousDC called the Famous 5. Every week we’ll highlight 5 of the strangest, funniest, dumbest, coolest or most shocking things we’ve read that week. As always, if you have suggestions, don’t be shy – email us at tips AT famousdc DOT COM 5 worst …

Which Politico Reporter is crashing local fund raisers? A Politico reporter briefly – he was quickly escorted out – stopped by Granger’s event, held in a basement room at Bobby Van’s restaurant, where defense and energy industry lobbyists were chatting and nibbling on light fare. [red-handed]

Wilbon: We’re five days from the NBA All-Star Game and I’m not feeling the love. I’m not sensing that people, even real pro basketball fans, are dying to see it. Oh, they’re down for the All-Star Weekend parties, for hanging out in the French Quarter, for craziness up and down …

Agent Zero Blogs On the Shaq Trade: “It makes sense to me because they never had a post play.” On the Gasol Trade: “The Lakers stole Pau Gasol. They hi-jacked him. That should be a crime. You don’t give away Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown and a rookie. I don’t …

Scott Van Pelt: Redskins Done F’d Up Now Money quote: The problem is Snyder thinks he knows football just because he collected football cards years ago and wore Redskins colors to school. [Pete Prisco] Michael Wilbon:  “That the search went from Gregg Williams to Fassel to Spagnuolo to Zorn and …

Greg Keeley Elected President of Senate Press Secretaries Association Keeley: “The Senate Press Secretaries Association is the only truly bipartisan organization of its type on the Hill, and that is pretty important. Fortunately, I was able to reach across the aisle, based on the wise words of the great Anchorman …

BlackBerry service out in N. America Disruption affecting all wireless carriers /Dang it! No Playbook on the Metro!?

Redskins’ Taylor honored, remembered at game Cooley and teammates Chris Samuels and Ethan Albright each wore Taylor’s No. 21 yesterday at the request of Taylor’s family.  Cooley caught three passes for 41 yards and a touchdown. 

Michael Tackett: Clinton Campaign Manager Out

Welcome to the latest feature of FamousDC called the Famous 5. Every week we’ll highlight 5 of the strangest, funniest, dumbest, coolest or most shocking things we’ve read that week. As always, if you have suggestions, don’t be shy – email us at tips AT famousdc DOT COM The 5 Strangest/Dumbest Headlines …

FamousDC is a virtual water cooler that covers the intersection of media, politics, sports, entertainment and any other interesting happenings centered in and around Washington, DC. Whether we’re covering political hypocrisy or journalistic showmanship, our only agenda is to have fun. Read more about FamousDC in the Hill newspaper.

Celebrity Real Estate Losers [CRASHED] Nolan Ryan to be Texas Rangers president [5,714 Ks] Super Tuesday Winners and Losers [The Fix] McCain/Huck ticket [inevitable?] Mellencamp asks McCain to stop using tunes [fair use] Watch your speed in MD [bacon] Big Announcement at WaPo tomorrow? [fishbowlDC] Euros accepted in NYC [your …

Suite Talk McMurtry and Lapp to PPS Perez becomes floor director for Hoyer Ohlson (FCC) to Akin Gump

Is Al Green on hold with Rahm, or does he just not care that Queen Nancy’s house rules clearly state, “refrain from using electronic equipment, including cellular phones or lap top computers, on the floor?” Watch the video below and look for Green’s Bluetooth device in his ear… With big …

Now that the football season is officially over [minus one completely overrated Pro-Bowl game], it’s time to turn our attention back to baseball, and more importantly the Nats, and their new stadium opening in 55 days.

Did you know the Washington Wizards’ Gilbert Arenas has a blog? Gilbert sponsors a Halo team and found the Wizards Ballboy from his friends on Myspace. He even claims a bowling average between 220 and 240. Excerpts from his January 28 post: Got a New Video Game So I have …