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June 2009

Everyone in Washington has written a book, is writing one or plans to. One of our favorite readers sent in a few suggestions for book titles for Washington’s Heroes. These are all in good fun, please don’t take ’em seriously. Washington’s Famous Heroes: You thought it, I said it Joe …

Columbia Heights Shooter [intern ] Jumping the Hollywood shark [DC ] Yes, Apple pays him [iPhone ] Ethics panel [Blogger ] Tiger Woods [heckled ]

Either this dude has a lot of love for Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio , or he’s a very gullible intern that isn’t paid nearly as much as he should be.  Regardless, showing support by risking your life is way cooler than doing so via Twitter.  [sky high]

And when you’re a Twitter machine people take notice — which doesn’t always yield awesome results.  [don’t tweet your career away]

We’re almost there. The 4th of July break is right around the corner. (Photo courtesy of Tom Williams Working III )

Video courtesy of C-SPAN: President Obama was the keynote speaker at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Presidents traditionally poke fun at themselves, their administration and the journalists who cover Washington. This video includes President Obama’s entire remarks from the dinner.

Happy Father’s Day [thanks ] Softball vs. Kickball [Fight! ]

FishbowlDC: ‘CQ’ to Join ‘Roll Call’ Under Economist Group While other publications are talking about breaking even next year, Roll Call is buying up everyone in D.C. What’s next? Roll Call Sports Illustrated Roll Call Playboy Roll Call Readers Digest

Maureen Dowd gave her eye Dr (Jay Klessman) a NY Times shout-out, Mike O’Brien got the President’s reg reform online – FAST, Sen. Dianne Feinstein canceled Heather Podesta’s "first course" lunch, Sean Donahue brought the ‘Citizen’s Briefing Book’ to the pages of Roll Call, Ensign didn’t show up to pitch …

We stumbled upon this list via SciWonk and figured in the spirit of this weeks shenanigans on Capitol Hill, it was worth sharing. Advice for Lobbyists: 1. Do NOT touch your Blackberry when you are meeting with me. 2. Don’t schedule a meeting with me without confirming. 3. Don’t openly …

Keith Olbermann can be funny . Congrats to Shenanigans , who is blowing up the blogosphere.

The only thing that could possibly make a rainy commute on the GW Parkway better — manipulated road signs. From NBC Washington: WTOP sent us this hilariously inappropriate picture of the electronic sign on the GW Parkway’s northbound exit from Rosslyn toward the Key Bridge. The Virginia Department of Transportation …

Sen. Ensign allegedly having an affair with a married staffer is interesting but in the grand scheme of politician sex scandals, let’s be honest, it’s pretty tame and barely cracks our top 10 list. Which brings us to…. (drum roll please …) The Top 10 Political Sex Scandals of the …

… We can finally move on to matters that are important to … well, nobody. [priorities] Former Major League slugger Sammy Sosa’s well-publicized March 2005 denial of performance-enhancing drug use will be looked into by a congressional committee , according to The Associated Press. Next up: Launching a congrssional oversight …