Cinco de Mayo [margarita prices] Mirror, mirror on the wall [which rap artist has the largest vocabulary of them all?] Are you single? Do you make $100-200k? [we have the perfect 400 square foot studio for you] The running of the chihuahuas [this is really actually a thing] Building collapses …

Washington, D.C. loves nothing more than a good list. Good news for us, GQ magazine just released their 50 Most Powerful People in Washington, and the bickering about the list has already begun. [WaPo] Is Eric Cantor really the most powerful person in Washington? Do a couple of party planners …

Romney gained a lot of new friends last night [win] Toki Underground [review] Pitney leaving HuffPo [breaking] Do campaign signs actually work? [seriously] Metrobus collisions, close calls [video] By NBCnewsphotos

Nothing like a little Twitter Trash Talk to get us all amped up for the NFL season. And then crickets from Mr. Todd. Developing …

A little DC bureau news for the almost famous… Capitol Hill producer (and softball player, karaoke singer) Shawna Thomas (@ShawnaNBCNews) is taking her talents to the White House. FamousDC scooped the announcement from Antoine Sanfuentes, NBC News VP and Washington Bureau Chief: It is my pleasure to announce that Shawna …

Spotted at New York Magazine Key take away: He would choose Mary Ann over Ginger because, “You want to be able to have a conversation when you’re done.” Strong.

Chuck Todd: “There’s no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something’s a story because Drudge links to it.”

The Goatee Gamble comes to a close. With the Philadelphia Phillies advancing past the Los Angeles Dodgers and into the World Series last night, NBC political sage Chuck Todd has lost his bet to ABC’s troublemaking rabble-rouser Jake Tapper. Though Todd has the option to pay $1,000 to a charity …

FishbowlDC: “Goatee Gamble”: It’s Over “Ah the mystery.” … That was the response we got from NBC’s Chuck Todd on whether to goatee would stay or go after the Phillies won the National League Championship Series 10-4 against the Dodgers last night, and “Goatee Gamble” was officially over. We’ll likely …

For those of you interested in grown men betting their facial hair, click here .  [tapper vs. todd]

With one game in the bag, should Chuck be nervous? With the Phillies’ win tonight, we’re one NLCS game closer to seeing this clean-cut face again (or a charity of ABC’s Jake Tapper ‘s choice will be $1,000 richer)… [chin music] For the $1,000 opt-out donations (in lieu of either …

The Battle of the Facial Hair is on. A couple of days ago, ABC provocateur Jake Tapper challenged NBC political savant Chuck Todd to a facial-hair-based baseball wager: If the Los Angeles Dodgers win in their series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tapper will grow a goatee. But if the Dodgers …

Video courtesy of C-SPAN: President Obama was the keynote speaker at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Presidents traditionally poke fun at themselves, their administration and the journalists who cover Washington. This video includes President Obama’s entire remarks from the dinner.