The Committee on House Administration sent the following notice to House offices last month: Summer Interns? Educate Staff on IT Security and Stay Alert to Insider Threats! From: The Committee on House Administration Date: 5/16/2011 May 16, 2011 Dear Colleague: As summer intern season nears, the Committee on House Administration …

Honoring all those who serve and served in the military, every day should be Memorial Day. Thank you. For more of Angela’s images, check out her blog (www.abpan.com) or follow her on twitter (@abpanphoto)

Garrett’s in Georgetown closed.

Sweating through the night [thanks Pepco] Federer is good people [fan takes tumble] Christie took a chopper and limo to a Little League game [dude] Palin thinks about cancelling tour [high gas prices] Make shift electricity [outage] Denzel and Ryan Reynolds [movie in DC] Why you don’t need a wedding …

What do Leon Panetta, John Yarmuth, Markos Moulitsas, Carolyn McCarthy, and Arianna Huffington have in common? What do Leon Panetta, John Yarmuth, Markos Moulitsas, Carolyn McCarthy, and Arianna Huffington have in common?Market Research h/t Murakami

FamousDC applauds anyone who can drop in Snoop Dogg lyrics while reporting energy policy. From today’s POLITICO Morning Energy “With so much drama in the CFTC…”

And we thought ducks walked in a row.

Famous 5: Playing Hooky in D.C. We’ve all been there – that random, gorgeous, sunny day when you wake up knowing work can do without you and you’re in need of a little hooky fun. But instead of being slobtastic, why not enjoy the fun the DC region offers?! Here’s …

Washingtonians Julie and Brian Notario take a stroll through Julie’s family farm in Wentzville, Missouri, after an exchange of vows Saturday.

Meet Kristen Soltis. Pollster by day. Rock star by night. Kristen was kind enough to answer a few questions for one of our Famous 5 interviews. 1) You’re literally a rock star. And a pollster. How did that happen? I finished up an internship in 2005 and wanted to learn …

Daily Caller takes Weinergate to a whole new level [really?] First ever triple back-flip [BMX] Sarah Palin plays the media [but do we care?] The Mark Center mess [delay] Another proposal goes viral [pop the question]

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Lightning strikes over the Washington Monument during an intense thunderstorm in Washington, DC. Navin Sarma is a Washington, D.C.-based landscape and fine art photographer who will be regularly sharing his work with FamousDC and its readers. You can visit his site to read his blog, view his portfolio, and purchase …