Washington is the only place where sound travels faster than light. – C. V. R. Thompson Obama is brewing his own beer [winning] Who doesn’t love high gas prices? [spike] Pat Gavin on a bike [game changer] Is there room for another cupcake place in DC [apparently yes] Old Spice commercial [behind …

Ain’t no party like a Erika Masonhall Meet the Press Cupcake party, Rep Weiner is 6’5 and loves Tweeting with FamousDC, does Brody Mullins have balls of steel?, Charlie Sheen spent the week winning, we’re pumped for Jackie Kucinich & her new gig with USA Today (better late than never …

Story Partners and NJI Media launch dashboard [NPF] What a f*cking great meeting [Rahm meets Rahm] Introducing the new iPad [Flo and the Machines] Stewart’s Epic Take Down [Gaddafi] Are the AU trick shots fake [hmm]

In case you’re not, you should [follow @charliesheen] Dear Huckabee: He didn’t grow up in Kenya [dude] TBD does what TBD does best [weather] Don’t be an ass [it’ll shorten your life] You Stupid M**** F**** [Queen Sheila] The BOOT set me up! [Marion Barry]

One of the most beloved operas has returned to Washington, D.C. Passion, tragedy, and fate collide in Puccini’s beloved opera Madama Butterfly, presented by Washington National Opera (WNO) in thirteen performances, February 26 to March 19 at the Kennedy Center Opera House. The perennially popular masterpiece features acclaimed sopranos Catherine …

Say hello to the new “Like” button [Facebook] Weekend recap [stories you might have missed] Gaming Google [search results] The political food fight continues [ribs] Anger issues [Blatche] D.C. Cupcake begins second season [dish]

Tuesday he wins, Thursday he wins again [huh] Carney shakes things up [raise your hand] The Hangover Two [trailer] This went as well bad as you’d expect [Rummy vs. Stewart] NBC Washington dot com gets a redesign [fancy]

How happy is Sara Diaz right now?  [national chili day] TBD announces cuts [too bad dude] Ever wondered who makes movie sounds? [answer] Don’t pee on the seat [GRAPHIC] Democrat Tea Party moment [arrived] NMS: When is the chili contest?

Holy F*cking Shit [Mayor Rahm] Is Rush Limbaugh Lazy? [new book] DC Chairman returns pricey SUV [I’m sorry] Mayor Bloomberg signs law making it nearly impossible to smoke [NYC]

Meet Mark Knoller. The most interesting man in the world. Mark Knoller is an award-winning White House Correspondent for CBS News. He reports for CBS Radio News, as well as The Saturday Early Show. He also contributes to the weekend editions of the CBS Evening News and Up To The …

This weather is amazing [snow, sleet] Our hearts goes out to those in New Zealand [quake] Calorie wars [Michelle vs. the Right] Congress looking to follow the NFL’s lead [shutdown] No Weiner pic yet [holding out]

Jeff Ross is America’s Roastmaster General.  And while that’s not a cabinet-level position, he’s still one famous dude.  Which is why we were surprised he was able to find the time between hassling the Hoff and appearing on Letterman, Leno, Kimmel and Conan to e-sit down with me for a Famous 5 (Jeff …

Ken Jennings and his final Jeopardy joke [WATSON!] Do you ever wonder how dirty Metro is? [take a gander] Reason #4545 why Congressmen should not tweet about Justin Bieber [seriously] Boehner gets a visit from some local fans [or not]

Arnold Schwarzenegger is thinking about reinventing his movie career [age appropriate of course] The “kill switch” is all the rage [how do we get one?] Why we love the internet [robocop] Funniest First Lady ever [Barbs]

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