We didn’t know DC had a Department of the Environment. These signs are everywhere for the Inauguration.

Check out the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder live updates and pictures from the Obama/Biden Inauguration Celebration Train Ride  http://twitter.com/marcambinder

Spotted at DCist

Apparently the Senate has taken up efforts to designate pubic lands.  *Note the headline mistake.

Totally awesome Inauguration Twitter coverage to be found [here]

Gone are the days of Capitol tours littered with made up facts delivered by lazy staffers.  According to an FDC tipster, instructions for enrolling staff into a “required” tour-training program have been circulating among member offices. The letter from the Capitol Visitor Center [CVC] reads: The Congressional Historical Interpretive Training …

Please enjoy the cold, the lines, and the Inauguration of President Obama. We’ve located a Web site that will explain everything you need to know to enjoy your stay in the nation’s Capitol. You can thank us later. RELATED: Rules for Washington Tourists

For those of you who have an unhealthy obsession with Chuck Todd, click here.

In the spirit of redundancy, we’re offering folks a pre-written goodbye letter that they can pass along to friends and colleagues.  We’re offering this free service because of the influx of very long goodbye notes we’ve recently received in our inbox.   And while we certainly appreciate each and every email, …

 …giving Boehner a run for his money.

First pics of crash brought to by a citizen journalist [Janis Krums] via Twitter.  h/t Philip DeFranco

It looks as if our tip line is working overtime these days.  The latest tip comes in the form of a rant.  Our favorite part, the “Global Warming” musical. A Congressional Sketch Is it getting hot in here? (Yes) Outside, the first snow of winter dusted Washington streets and a …

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