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FamousDC lives for the intersection of sports and politics. And Jonathan Martin lands those stories on the front page of POLITICO. JoMa: The politics of college football Oil is still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the economy is wheezing along at 10 percent unemployment and the longest war in …

We didn’t have enough to get past Ghana, but the USA had a great showing this World Cup. Posted yesterday by Landon Donovan on his Facebook page: I’m really proud of our team, really proud of our fans, and really proud of our country. Thank you all for the support …

Don’t hate the player [hate the game] What a tangled web we weave [DC] England [media] Iced [reporter]

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We, for one, welcome our new Wildcat point guard overlord. WaPo’s Michael Lee: Washington Wizards select John Wall in NBA draft In a dramatic, franchise-altering shift, the Washington Wizards have gone from “Pick 1” to the No. 1 pick, moving away from the misery of a horrific campaign into the …

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Not going anywhere for a while? Who thought this was a good idea? [consultant resigns] Marc Ambinder has the highlights. The Atlantic: The Rolling Stone Article’s Juiciest Bits Who’s he going to dinner with?” I ask one of his aides. “Some French minister,” the aide tells me. “It’s f***ing gay.” UPDATE: Marc Ambinder …

Meet Rick Klein. He Tweets from the hospital room when his child is born and covers politics and hosts Top Line for ABC News. In addition to that, Mr. Klein was recently promoted to Senior Washington News Editor for ABC “World News.” Rick was kind enough to spend a few …

Yes, U.S. Soccer player Clint Dempsey, the pride of Nacogdoches, is also a rapper. Have a good week.

Ron Artest and the Lakers are World Champions, Dale Peterson is the new Sarah Palin, the East Coast-West Coast rapper wars in the 90s have finally trickled down into the 2010 AL AG Commish race,  Media > Congress, out of work Louis Vuittons protested, USA SOCCER WAS ROBBED, top DC …

He’s got a good point … Thaddeus McCotter U.S. Soccer team got robbed out of winning goal by the referee! “Open hand diplomacy” clearly not working in World Cup. 

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Veteran Hill flak Chris “Curious George” Paulitz is on a mission: to find out who the crazy kids behind FamousDC are (h/t Man in the Yellow Hat). He launched his campaign today via Facebook, with some really interesting guesses. First, Chris, we’re flattered you care enough to know more about …