Could be without power for days [what now?] Healthcare explained as if you were five [simple words] Ron Paul does something fellow Texan Roger Clemens won’t [hall of fame] Oh, and it’ll still be hot as hell today [can’t win] Photo by Mike Lurie

The Congressional Baseball game, a contempt vote in the House, SCOTUS decision on the Health Care law and another massive heat wave descending upon the swamp. Just your average day in Washington DC, where 24 hours can change the course of history. Just when we thought June 28th couldn’t be …

Ruled and apparently ready [let the campaign ads begin] Mayor Gray takes his case to China [go green] This wasn’t well thought out [photo] Stairs are hard [video] National Building Museum Lego Exhibit [impressive] Photo by Ed Levandoski

Wildfires worsen in CO [hearts go out] Congressional QR codes [say it ain’t so] Condi Rice says no to Mitt [can’t do it] Green Pig Bistro [review] Barefoot 5K [ouch] Photo: Joshua Yospyn

Top 10 Branding Guidelines [infographic] CBS behind the scenes [video] Wow [Wow] Dan Rather approves Newsroom [review] By kdkusano  

Dangerously what? [Newsroom] A confused electorate [1 out of 4] Reston Zoo keeper [animal cruelty] Car-free households [DC] By hydropeek

One way to beat the heat [birthday suit] Chose the wrong words [Scotty Brown] If you’re going to impersonate a cop [don’t pull one over] DC Pop Up restaurants [big time] By tammymgordon  

‘The Newsroom’s” tough start [ratings] Night at the Park raises big money [Nats] Twitter fundraising [yup] National Harbor casino expansion on hold [777] Holy hell it’s hot [swelter] By Paige Weaver

It’s gonna be hot out there [scorcher] CNN reports the news [new click strategy?] Downey named GOP convention press secretary [Tampa bound] Harry Reid is proud of himself [as he should be] Saying goodbye [muddy waters] Boehner next up on P90X? [pot stirrers, bro] By FlipMode79

Rush Plus launches today [confused yet?] Webb Simpson wins the US Open [deserving] Ron Paul wins Iowa [no, seriously] The world without the internet [wow] By ChrisDag

Rep. Griffin not amused with M. McCain [respect] Marion Barry makes fun of his own city council [laughingstock] Gas prices drop [relief] Puff, puff [vote] By romorga  

Joy Behar has interesting comments [Mormon fire patrol] Keep your chin up [Mr. Mayor] Former Giffords aide wins [AZ] Uber gets competition [will it work?] By morejazz3  

Joan Rivers speaks out [and we care] Bill Murray wins [video] Screen on the Green [line-up] Is Occupy DC over? [DCist]

Obama’s cabinet as a Lindsay Lohan problem [hit and run] How was this story on Drudge? [really?] UVA President steps down [mutual] More on Kwame [fraud] The dumbest thing you will read today [PASSWORD] UPDATE from Politico: Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who police said had two car accidents within minutes of …

85 mph [only in Texas] Weekend track work [prepare yourself] Camera enforcement nets DC $55M [wow] Bush is out [someone had to ask] By Marcellina