Kal Penn, the popular actor from movies such as "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" and "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" –  and most recently from his stint on the television show "House" has accepted a job at the White House.  [this would explain his suicide on …

Jonathan Martin has published a new story: ****evening JMart lead*****

brains [on fire ]

You could’ve been anywhere in the world, but you’re here with me. I appreciate that. – Jay Z We wanted to take a quick minute and thank you for reading FamousDC. We’re having a blast with this beltway madness and we couldn’t do it without you. Seriously. Your tips, your …

It all comes down to this. We’ve seen battles, we’ve witnessed the verbal assaults, we’ve even seen pictures and updates from the White House briefing room. 64 twitterers started this tournament and today two twits remain: @MichaelTurk vs.@matthewgagnon . Several story lines here folks: NCTA vs. NMS Kung Fu Quip …

This must be the only story in town. Everyone has written on it. Over the weekend Ben Pershing became the most recent reporter to jump on the House GOP vs. House GOP bandwagon. Did we leave any out? Ben Pershing: GOP May Be Stuck on Cohesion Jackie Kucinich: Boehner Unfazed …

Monday is here again – back like a bad enchilada. Did you participate in the 2009 DC Pillow Fight yesterday? U2 tickets are on sale today at 10 a.m. Ahh, recess .

It’s bulls and blood … It’s dust and mud [rodeo ] Best Summer Ever [50 cent ]

Mike Madden told everyone he drove a Plymouth Voyager minivan in high school, Christina Bellatoni scooped Mike Allen on Robert Gibbs birthday, Andrew Noyes and Mark Cuban wondered if Tweets are copyrighted, we totally fell for GMail auto-pilot, O.A.R. announced they’ll spend Friday, August 7th at Merriweather, Brian Devine still …

Meet Mike Madden, Salon.com’s Washington correspondent. You may remember Mr. Madden from such events as: His overtime #FDC Twitter battle versus Patrick Ruffini … His firsthand coverage of Senator Dodd taking a room full of reporters hostage Luckily he’s decided to spend a few minutes answering five random questions from …

We just discovered a website called "Buy Your Friend a Drink" that allows you to purchase drink credits online.  Those credits can then be redeemed at local watering holes who participate in the network. FamousDC fans, is this lame or brilliant? <a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1513501/" >Buy Your Friend a Drink [online]</a> …

This is what happens when you spend the night watching MTV Jamz while filing your story. Chris Frates: For some members, K St. is a dead end Most lawmakers who’ve made the switch aren’t able to make it seriously rain once they walk through the revolving door. Well said, Mr. …

Walk of Shame [kit ]

The Hill’s latest interactive feature, the Twitter Room , takes a unique look at political twits and their Twitter addictions. Featured on today’s homepage is a question concerning whether or not "The Fix" tweets too much. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza (”The Fix”) may be tweeting a bit too much …

Where this guy can end up giving an interview between two hotties. The Right Idea, Ep. 1 – The Obama Budget from The Winston Group on Vimeo .