From today’s Politico Playbook: With Senator Obama still in Iraq, his staff and press could be seen smoking flavored tobacco in hookahs in their Amman hotel bar, well past midnight local time. Puff, puff, pass…

Some St. Paul bars get OK to stay open late during RNC Convention The Legislature gave communities in the Twin Cities area the authority to allow bars to remain open until 4 a.m. during the convention.

The Evans-Novak Political Report is reporting that the McCain Veep pick will come this week: Sources close to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign are suggesting he will reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week while Sen. Barack Obama is getting the headlines on his foreign trip. The …

Ben Pershing: Top Hill Aides Talk about the Week Ahead Is the majority stifling the minority? That seems to be the theme of this week in both the House and Senate, where Republicans are agitating for a chance to get votes on their proposals to open up more domestic territory …

Keep the audio down if you’re in the office. We can’t believe the hosts never lose their cool. These are a little dated, but they never get old.

Want to stop by my room? [blackberry] Dark Knight Review [what liz said] Disrespecting Tony [O’Reilly] Sorry Braves Fans [23-8] Metro Scam [dcist] Recall [email]

It works for James & Mary and Ken & Emily, but not for Obama and McCain staffers. Eavesdrop DC: Cats and Dogs Living Together 17th and Pennsylvania: Female DNC Worker: Hi, sir, do you have a minute for Barack Obama? Guy: No, I’m a McCain supporter. Female DNC Worker: Okay, …

OK, so we need someone to ask Speaker Pelosi a question about global warming, and then we need Pelosi to check her blackberry, and then we need to have Al Gore’s voice come over the loud speaker, and then we need Gore to walk on stage and make a surprise …

And ended up with a top of page Drudge Alert Politico: Pelosi calls for high-level meeting with Iraqis [Speaker Pelosi] “So with the prime minister saying it’s time for you to go,” she told the crowd, “I think it’s time for our country to sit down with the Iraqis and …

Does Presidential hopeful Bob Barr actually Twitter himself? In case this question has kept you up the past few nights –  the mystery is solved. The answer, yes.

Former Dancing with the Stars contestant and six-time Pro Bowl defensive end, Jason Taylor, is now a Washington Redskin. Don’t let the dance twirls fool you, Taylor was the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The D.C. Sports Page: The Tuna Sends Taylor Dancing to the Redskins Jason Taylor …

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Agent Zero: Everybody Should Visit Manila I came out of a quick retirement for this blog. I wanted to announce that I’m happy to remain a Washington Wizard. … Wizards fans, go ahead and renew your tickets. We got the team back, we’re going to be healthy and I don’t …

The 307th annual Congressional Geriatric baseball game took place last night at Nats stadium.  And for what seems like the 25th year in a row, the Democrats lost. And how do we know they lost?  The House GOP covered the victory via Twitter and 10 exclamation points. From GOP Conference Twitterberry: …

What else would an All-Pro NFL TE announce on his blog after a summer of marrying a cheerleader and hanging with Dale Earnhardt, Jr? The Cooley Zone: 2008 Beard Growing Contest: Well, only five days before training camp and I’ve been trying to get in the right mindset, but it’s …