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OK, so August is still here. If we aren’t on a CODEL, leading energy revolutions on the House floor, or back tracking on drilling proposals, what should we do with all of our free time? We’ve decided to take this moment to investigate where DC get its daily conventional wisdom. …

This “job opening” has been making the rounds on the hill during this slow recess week: Staff Assistant – Congressman Hova’s Office has an immediate opening for a Staff Assistant.  Responsibilities include running the streets, stacking cheese, and assisting House offices in tasks such as rain making and “tricking hoes …

Of course, the Running of the Brides Jeff Clabaugh: Filene’s frenzy set for Friday Unless you’re looking for a bargain-priced wedding gown, you might want to steer clear of Mazza Gallerie Friday morning. It’s time for Filene’s Basement’s annual “Running of the Brides.” … Filene’s will open the doors at …

J. Aloysius Hogan (solid name) quit his gig as COS for Rep. Paul Broun because of money issues. Aloysisus (we can’t stop saying it) also blasted around his resume with hopes of landing a new gig. Jackie Kucinich: Broun’s chief of staff quits amid budgetary debacle The chief of staff …

Republican Study Committee Executive Director, Russ Vought, recently got a full page Washingtonian shout out and Shenanigans was nice enough to scan in the profile. Shenanigans Staffer Russ Vought, the exec director of the RSC gets a Washingtonian page shout out.

Politico: Rep. Herseth Sandlin Is Pregnant In late March of 2007 Stephanie Herseth married former Rep. Max Sandlin and now they’ve announced their good news – she’s due in December.

And probably giving a few Chief of Staffs heartburn this morning. Politico: Taxpayers pay for reps big screen TVs A leased Cadillac: $557 a month. Chinese food for 230 colleagues: $1,425. A 46-inch Sony flat-screen television: $2,805. Having taxpayers foot the bill: priceless.

Lawmakers in DC, not Big Oil or the War in Iraq, are now the top scapegoats for high prices at the pump.  But perhaps the  most interesting result from this survey is that a whopping 81% of those who responded want the U.S. government to allow more domestic drilling.  Americans are feeling the impact of record gas …

O’Connor: House to observe moment of silence House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) honored the request of a North Carolina Republican this week by calling for a moment of silence on the first legislative day of each month to commemorate military personnel who have been killed or injured in Iraq or …

This country went from an expected decade of Republican majorities in the Senate and House as recent as 2004, to an expected Republican minority of 70 seats in the House…in 2008. John Harris & Josh Kraushaar: GOP Cancer: Party Could Lose 20 More Seats: Many House GOP operatives are privately …

Patrick O’Connor: Boehner’s GOP fix: A new committee Faced with dire predictions of an electoral bloodbath in November, House Republican leader John A. Boehner responded Wednesday by creating a committee to advise the National Republican Congressional Committee. … Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), who will serve on the committee, said its …

We hope you made it into work OK and missed all of the truckers. If today’s protest is anything like the last one, it may be a good day to break out those ear plugs at your desk. Gas Prices Protest Could Jam Morning Rush A group of truck drivers is planning …

In what can only be described as shocking predictable, Houston’s favorite colorfully-garbed skin doctor, Shelley Sekula Gibbs, (R- Hyphen) lost her primary bid Tuesday. SSG, who became a quick, likeable character over at Wonkette, will be missed – especially by those willing to sing her praises in the comment section. …

Politico introduces THE HUDDLE From the inaugural edition (Tuesday): Welcome to the first edition of THE HUDDLE – a BlackBerry-friendly, early-morning timesaver distilling what Hulse and David Rogers have filed, what Daly and Stewie are cooking up, and what Roll Call and Politico are breaking. Also today, Politico is launching …