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Welcome to the latest feature of FamousDC called the Famous 5. Every week we’ll highlight 5 of the strangest, funniest, dumbest, coolest or most shocking things we’ve read that week. As always, if you have suggestions, don’t be shy – email us at tips AT famousdc DOT COM 5 worst …

Akers: Meltdown on House Floor Disrupts Lantos Memorial Service Steroids in Baseball – CHECK NFL Spygate – CHECK Pelosi’s Daughter’s Wedding – CHECK Political Gotcha – CHECK Terrorist Surveillance (FISA) – nah

Today is the day after Valentine’s Day or as I now will refer to it: REDEMPTION DAY. ATTENTION: girlfriends/wives/beaus/baby-mamas/etc. – please stop bluffing in the gift department on your birthday and holidays. When you say, “I got you something small, don’t get me anything big.” We think: “Ok, I can …

‘Hot or Not’ sold for $40 million [really?] Full coverage of opening night of DC prom season [punch bowl] NY’s “Naked Cowboy” sues M&Ms maker for $6 million [sue me] Land above famed Hollywood sign up for sale [golden palace] Politico reporter needs to wash his mouth out with soap …

Does Congressman John Shadegg’s surprise retirement announcement now make more sense given rumors of a McCain retirement from the Senate?  Is Shadegg preparing for a senate run?  Was he tipped off by McCain?

The timing is suspect – especially given the fact that McCain has this all but locked up.  Is Romney itching for a VP nod? Announcement at 4pm EST.

Republicans walk out on contempt vote – unclear as to whether they’re on their way to get meatball subs. At a press conference following the walkout, Boehner said “Before Congress leaves town, we must give our intelligence officials the tools they need to keep America safe. “The president will delay his trip …

House of Chaos: Memorial service quickly overshadowed by political gamesmanship UPDATE: [from the Politico]  We’ve heard from several sources that members and staff from both sides of the aisle are outraged.  “This morning, during the memorial service for Tom Lantos – a public servant beloved on both sides of the aisle …

John Hawkins of Right Wing News knows how to get into the “political” spirit of Valentine’s Day.  [v-cards]

Which Politico Reporter is crashing local fund raisers? A Politico reporter briefly – he was quickly escorted out – stopped by Granger’s event, held in a basement room at Bobby Van’s restaurant, where defense and energy industry lobbyists were chatting and nibbling on light fare. [red-handed]

Why is Speaker Nancy Pelosi so willing to gamble with American lives?  And why is she set to let FISA expire? Is it because she’s off to her daughter’s wedding this weekend and would rather not deal with the severity of the issue at hand? h/t Amanda Carpenter – who …

The below email came from a FamousDC reader. [so spread the word] In its most personal form, Speaker Pelosi’s greening-the-Capitol initiative gave her gang of greenie-weenies a license to steamroller our comfortable old lunch-o-ramas and bring in fresh paint, fresh chefs, fresh prices. Now we get grass-fed beef, free-range eggs, and …

Remember the hacked off New Hampshire doctor that claimed the Clinton camp fled town and failed to pay rent on a building he owned?  Well, apparently the disgruntled former Clinton fan wasn’t lying – and the proof is in the recent check the Clinton camp handed over to the New …

The Politico thinks it’s put together a pretty comprehensive list of power-playing politicos, and while some of their choices are suspect, [see for yourself] the FamousDC editors do agree with some of the choices made.  Congressional Staffers Neil Bradley: POSITION: Policy director to House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) REASON …