Dana Scarton ties together iPhones, ethics and sedatives.

DCist’s Sommer Mathis: WaPo Headline: ‘Drizzle for Shizzle’

Will they ever finish construction? WaPo’s Ashley Halsey III: Stalled D.C. merchants look with optimistic eyes towards blossoming of H Street

Philip Rucker gets all the fun assignments.

Nikita Stewart and Paul Schwartzman probably aren’t getting out of parking tickets any time soon. WaPo: Friends share in D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s good fortune

With friends like these … WaPo’s David S. Broder: The fable of Emanuel the Great RELATED: Inside the Mind and Inbox of Rahm Emanuel

We thought he would be a strong VP candidate, but it looks like Mr. Milbank would be better suited for another WH gig. WaPo’s Dana Milbank: Why Obama Needs Rahm At the Top RELATED: FamousDC nominates Dana Milbank for Vice President

Change is the only constant. As only The Fix can do.

The Republicans are playing chess and the Democrats are in the nurse’s office because, once again, they glued their balls to their thighs. – Jon Stewart The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Mass Backwards www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis …

If a powerful incumbent Senator is calling it quits, what does that say for the rest of his team?  [he just relaunched his site] Senator Christopher Dodd, a five-term Connecticut Democrat trailing in the polls, will not run for re- election in November, according to a congressional aide familiar with …

AskMissA (12/11/09): The "Third Crasher" Revealed WaPo (01/04/10): Secret Service Confirms Third Party Crasher at State Dinner

WaPo’s Michael Wilbon: Wizards should clean house after Arenas’s dispute with Crittenton

The Washington Post is getting creative with its captions. Sen. Max Baucus is too much of a dork for a sex scandal. For now, you can see it live here — but this likely won’t be up long, so we have a screen grab. UPDATE: Thanks to mrbutterworth for pointing …

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Today’s Washington Post Style section has the last surviving son of former Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke discussing the loss of the Redskins to Dan Snyder. Mike Wise gets John Kent Cooke to open up about Dan Snyder: “I sure as hell don’t like the way he gutted the organization …