Robert Gibbs is leaving early. NY Times’ Michael Shear: As Gibbs Leaves White House, a Look at His Tenure

Reporters were saying something about the Berlin Wall yesterday [still standing] Just when you thought you could take CPAC seriously [Donald] Valentine options for singles [hush supper] Assange has more than two love children [try four]

TBD: On Senior Night, Gonzaga student basketball manager gets his star moment

New York Times’ Ashley Parker: Fake Twitter Accounts Get Real Laughs The person behind the handle @DCJourno, who would not reveal his identity and agreed to be interviewed only via e-mail, said that he started the account in the hope that it might make its targets a bit more self-aware. …

It’s been a long time coming. [riverfront] Work on southeast DC’s grand Canal Park will get underway next week, as general contractors begin the construction of the 3-block urban park that will be a centerpiece for the ballpark (Capitol Riverfront) neighborhood “by February 15th.” District of Columbia officials and representatives …

This should surprise no one. [walk it, it’s good exercise] A Metro report says escalators are breaking down more often and remaining out of service for longer periods. View more videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com.

Jesse Jackson Jr. agrees with us – floor speeches are way better when they involve killer magic tricks. [Houdini] Yesterday, Jackson took to the House floor to talk about jobs.  In an effort to prove that the chronically unemployed are left out of the most current unemployment numbers, he performed …

Everything you need to know about CPAC, you can learn from the Fix [notes] Speaking of CPAC, apparently some of the attendees are hungover [Matt says so] See, most people look for clean things on Craigslist [wanted] Putting the WTF in Fox News [screen grabs]

They even used “scratch.” Wow. MSNBC: Scratch ‘Harry Baals’ off list of names for government center

We haven’t had a chance to review the new Tea Party Review magazine, but Gawker has. [GQ for true believers] Looks like the terrorists have finally won. The magazine war, that is! A new Tea Party magazine launches this weekend, and compared with al Qaeda’s at-home terrorism magazine Inspire, it …

The science behind this ranking is fuzzy, but we’re proud of DC’s sister city. [love is in the air and the Potomac] Love is in the air. Amazon.com today announced its list of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America. After compiling sales data of romance novels and relationship …

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