From Wake Up Call: New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd recently visited Twitter’s HQ in San Francisco to find out if the "inventors of Twitter were as annoying as their invention."  [indeed]

Only in America can a Congressional reporter take sabbatical in order to track the history of drug use in our country. Luckily, that reporter, Ryan Grim, took a few minutes to answer our Famous 5 questions. We hope you enjoy the interview and support your local author: buy the book. …

It’s a sad day for working women across America when stuff like this happens. From Wake Up Call • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “has ruled that reporters will not carry purses of any kind whatsoever into the Speaker’s Lobby” (The Hill). Hater. Not to fear, when called, Pelosi’s office explained …

From Hotline’s Wake Up Call: •”It felt great to be famous for one day” — Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Brooks, on the thrill of standing in for Obama during yesterday’s inaugural dress rehearsal (AP). Here’s hoping Staff Sgt. Derrick Brooks now feels FamousDC for two days. UPDATE:  More on Sgt. …

The FamousDC Spinster of the Week Award goes to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: In an interview, Sec/State Condoleezza Rice described the “shoe incident” as “a kind of sign of the freedom that people feel in Iraq” (AP). Hat tip – Nora and Last Call!

She’s not going to like this.

FamousDC sends birthday greetings to our friend Nora McAlvanah