Wow, things really escalated quickly. Friday, April 16 The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors. [kick off] POLITICO’s Marty Kady questions the timing of the SEC’s charges [Twitter] Convenient timing: Huge SEC charges against Goldman land week before …

Jack Smith has an awesome Twitter background, did this guy finally get a day off?, we’re going to visit asteroids, hanging with Ali McSherry must be fun,  Mark Knoller trends on Twitter, Shira Toeplitz loves 90s rap, Anthony Weiner tea bags tea partiers, Justin Ross opened Justin’s Cafe,  can a …

International film fest [DC on a Dime] Bacon Grease [Benton’s] On the Red Line [RIP] Tourist [rules]

Spotted at Mr. Henry’s on Capitol Hill.

Wow, things really escalated quickly, Corey Owens is heading to Facebook, recess is back, J-E-T-S, Boom Goes the Dynamite, Ali McSherry spent some time with Bruce Braley,  Julianna Smoot started her new job, Robert Allbritton vs. John McLaughlin heated up,  too much back spin, and get ready – the cherry …

Need a Reason to Hate Roddick? [SI] Jimmie Johnson [checking email] Real Housewives of DC [Salahi] $10 Million [Vegas] Health care [done] Kim Dozier [AP]

Roll Call’s Bennett Roth: Facebook Status Update: Owens Hired When Corey Owens, a spokesman for the United Food and Commercial Workers union, nabbed a new job as policy associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Facebook, he made use of the social-networking site to announce his move. RELATED: Andrew Noyes …

First Ladies [Project Beltway] Suspicious Package [Friday] Overheard [DCist] Math [exposed]

Those that showed up for Shamrock Fest 2010 know that a little bad weather is no match for cold beer and good tunes. Although the rain was coming down, it did little to deter the merriment of the crowd who chalked up the elements to “good Irish drinking weather”. Thousands …

Tickle fights and naked shower run-ins became part of the beltway lexicon, don’t be boring,scoop your poop, Chris Paulitz dropped his publicist Mark Pfeifle, Shamrock Fest is rocking RFK tomorrow, Marion Barry kicked it at Matt Labash’s book party, the free DC hedge-clipping service is still open for business, DC …

Matthew Gagnon has won another FamousDC contest. His picture of Rahm and Massa in a legit Capitol Hill shower wins two VIP tickets to Shamrock Fest tomorrow at RFK. Congrats Mr. Gagnon!

Do you have plans Saturday? Would you and a friend like to attend Shamrock Fest at RFK and hang in the Club VIP tent with free beer all day? You have 48 hours to win these tickets. The contest: Print out the FamousDC logo and upload a picture of it …

The WaPo can’t quit Rahm, David Broder will likely get a crappy Secret Santa gift, USA hockey still rules, Shannon Flaherty is heading back to the hill, Charlie Rangel has a little more free time now, Jay-Z lit up the White House, stare down, meet Josh Rogin, Obama’s cholesterol went …

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