BlackBerrys have become the face of the dozens of innocent victims, as this humiliating photo demonstrates.

The former Notre Dame coach is heading down to Florida to hold a fundraiser for Florida GOP state Rep. Sandy Adams who is running for Congress. [pep talk] We imagine Lou will warm up the crowd with one of his memorable motivational speeches. Just a warning to those sitting in …

[INSERT POLITICIANS & BEDBUGS JOKE HERE] POLITICO’s Erika Lovley: Health, safety risks alleged at CVC

Beware citizens of Fairfield, CT. Professional wrestler Paul Levesque (aka Triple H aka The Cerebral Assassin aka The Game aka The King Of Kings) is going to be door knocking in your neighborhood this weekend. [Facebook] Glad Triple H and Linda McMahon patched things up and got over the whole …

He’s scheduled to make his first offer tomorrow. The Hill’s Molly Hooper: Bloomberg to address House GOP

Roll Call’s Annual Look at the 50 Richest Members of Congress Top Five: 1. John Kerry ($188 million) 2. Darrell Issa ($160 million) 3. Jane Harman ($152 million) 4. Jay Rockefeller ($81 million) 5. Michael McCaul ($73 million)

About 4 minutes and 30 seconds into the clip. Perhaps they were both out in the club and a sippin’ that bub? And although she vows to call again and again, she should know that that blowin’ up their phones won’t make them leave no faster, put their coats on …

This is the bizarre kind of stuff you can do when you have zero chance of winning. h/t Mrs. Lazy Hazy

Chad Pergram: Top ten Ways You Can Tell Congress is Out of Session

This ain’t right.  This ain’t right at all.

Nothing makes us happier than this: [we need more of this in Congress] Former Rep. James Traficant gets to run for his old congressional seat after all.

Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will reconvene because of one single tweet. This 140 character message, not only ruined thousands of August vacations, but will cost staffers and members thousands of dollars when it’s all said and done. With the help from FamousDC, the fine folks at JESS3 illustrated …

Did a staff member of the Media Research Center offer $100 for someone to punch Congressman Alan Grayson? Did the Congressman Tweet that he would “punch back?” Did the Congressman then take to his Diary on Daily Kos to explain his threat? Yes, all of the above are true. No, …

August is so close we can smell it. Happy Monday. Let’s rock this week.

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