According to FishbowlDC and the Twitter machines it looks like Shira Toeplitz is heading back to Roll Call. We asked Shira for a comment and the NFL lockout couldn’t keep the trash talk away: “I really appreciated the opportunity to work at POLITICO, but after my beloved Steelers lost the …

Roll Call editor Erin Billings, right, reads aloud a fake front page during a going away party for Jackie Kucinich, center, Friday at Irish Times on Capitol Hill. Kucinich is leaving Roll Call after three years to work as a reporter for USA Today covering the Republican side of the …

Spotted on a telephone pole near 15th & R NW over the weekend. Photo: by C Pierce

The latest [from Japan] Obama “investing” time playing golf [funny] Maddow tries hard [but just can’t keep up] O’Keefe explains [NPR] This should be interesting [B of A] The next Al Sharpton [Palin]

Our thoughts are with everyone overseas, Howell never responded to our shout out, some times business means skiing in Aspen, Madama Butterfly did not disappoint, end of the road for Boyz to Men, overreactions are normal, congrats to Jeremy Art, get a room, will The Factor unleash in Austin, Box …

Sen. Kohl and Sen. Stackhouse [from the West Wing]

Last week FamousDC was invited to attend a performance of ‘Madama Butterfly’, and we were not disappointed. The orchestra is amazing and in lovely union with conductor Phillippe Auguin. This opera truly is a crowd pleaser, with a record 13 performances scheduled through March 19, and two casts. Sparks fly …

Tragedy [Japan] Bristol’s new boyfriend is special [dude] Confessions of an iPhone idiot [Page] Not a bright young man [SF]

10 Years ago ShamrockFest redefined the way people celebrate St. Patty’s. This Saturday DC’s Hottest Festival is reaching even greater heights! Get your tickets here.

This flyer was spotted in the Longworth House office building.  What’s funny isn’t the fact that Boyz to Men will be serenading folks in Alexandria, VA next week,  it’s the chosen clip art that was used on the flyer. h/t JS

The Space Shuttle Enterprise was first shuttle to orbit planet Earth. It is the centerpiece to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and adored by thousands everyday. To see more, visit her blog or follow her on twitter @abpanphoto

Here’s your daily dose of flood watching [sandbags] Video kills the radio boss [NPR] Remember this guy [he wants to save the govt money] Great news [Metro cutting back on hours]

City officials in Alexandria’s Old Town are prepared for the worst.  They’re not quite sure what the worst is, but according to a trailer full of sandbags, the sh*t might get bananas later today when the rain moves in. The trailer featured in the picture below is parked on the …

Newt Gingrich says his “not appropriate” behavior was tied to his passion for America. [and love for Tiffany jewelry] Sen. Claire McCaskill’s same passion for America [and it’s money] is apparently the reason why she spent $76,000 in public funds since 2007 to fly on a charter plane she co-owns …

We wonder if Greg Leuch, a New Yorker who developed a Charlie Sheen browser blocker, could quickly work up one for Michaele Salahi’s name. [exit stage right] Reality show star and White House party-crasher Michaele Salahi has been asked to leave the television show “Celebrity Rehab” because she does not …