Congressional Groundhog Day? Jake Sherman: Hoyer: Blame the Senate for our light workload (10/20/09) The House’s work week was first brought up last month in a POLITICO story , when Democrats justified the schedule because they said they were working hard in committees on passing a health care overhaul bill. …

Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) spent seven days alone on a survivalist trip to the Pacific’s Marshall Islands earlier this year. Check out the slide show up on WashingtonPost.com about Jeff Flake’s Cast Away adventure. Washington Post: Survivor: Jabonwood

Mr. Rich spends 1,500 words to speak of American excess and how it relates to K Street today. Give this a quick read so you’ll be armed and ready for this week’s cocktail circuit. Frank Rich (NY Times Op-Ed Columnist): The Rabbit Ragu Democrats

We love The Washington Post’s “Scene In” video series, but felt it necessary to do a little fact check on this week’s entry, considering it featured a legislative assistant … and Politifact didn’t beat us to it. About a minute into this video we are introduced to our legislative assistant, who …

Ever wake up after a late night of drinking and realize that you parked your car in your neighbor’s yard, slept in your clothes [on the floor] and your cell phone is sitting in a blender filled with beer? Yeah, well Jim Zorn feels worse than that this morning. Now …

Check out the DC Concierge’s write-up of the new WaPo video series called "Scene It." The DC Concierge: Washington Post Brings the Style! Just asking — what does Ian Shapira think about his own staff emailing around stories and articles with the hopes of bloggers linking to them? How can …

Here are a few reads to go along with your morning coffee. Ian Shapira: The Death of Journalism (Gawker Edition) J-Walk Blog: Murphy Leaving Rodale buddha’s wii whiskers: Cash for Clunkers

Ok, seriously, can it get any worse for the Nats? First you lose your manager mid-season, then the world notices that, a week after the All Star break, you’re officially on pace (66) to lose more games this year than the ’62 Mets (120). And now your hometown newspaper runs …

Note to anyone who utters the phrase "I’m glad this isn’t on tape right now" – it probably is …especially when it deals with "Mayor for Life" Marion Barry. The Washington Post’s editorial today suggests the DC Council should look into Marion Barry’s dubious earmarks. But the best part of …

Washington Nationals fire Manager Manny Acta. 26-61  record heading into the break [MLB worst] Ken Rosenthal: Acta firing just a sign of mess in D.C.

Yesterday’s coverage of the WaPo "Pay to Print" saga dominated the news .  Even Mark Sanford was relieved to know that it would be highly improbable that his name would be mentioned in the same breath as this scandal. Or would it… South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) had his …

What a week. First we learned the ex-WaPo reporters, John Harris and Jim VandeHei, registered www.postpolitics.com and then sold it back to The Washington Post AFTER they started Politico. VF: Beltway Boys Harris and VandeHei had begun, early on, registering domain names, including postpolitics.com, which the Post, when it began …

Jonathan Favreau makes $172,000 a year.

9:00 am: the Fix says politicians should not to Twitter. 4:30pm: the Fix says he hopes politicians continue to Twitter. What will tonight bring?

Join Megan Vanderbur at the American Lung Association’s happy hour at Jordan’s (8th Street, 523 8th Street, SE) on Wednesday, May 27th from 7 – 10 p.m. The ALADC has set up happy hour specials until 10 p.m. You can also sign-up to participate in the upcoming Breathe DC Metro …