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It was a humid Wednesday evening in Glover Park as Members of Congress battled the press corps in an ultimate, winner-take-all, softball showdown. The House Leadership, led by Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer and Minority Whip Cantor, joined Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to root for the Congressional team. John King, …

We bet a little yelling yesterday led to this nugget in Playbook today. CORRECTION: We ran an item yesterday about convos between the White House and the Senate about July’s schedule. The item was poorly worded, and was interpreted as suggesting the administration had given the Senate a deadline or …

We’re just glad we aren’t the only ones fed up with traffic. Move Along, Tour Buses: Webb The senator [Sen. Jim Webb] sent a letter Tuesday to Mayor Adrian Fenty and NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis, noting the need to promote tourism while improving traffic flow in the area, and asking …

Between the coronation of the so-far very deserving Stephen Strasburg [SI jinx!! Nooo!!], the Caps impressive playoff run, and the Skins’ hiring of Mike Shanahan and Jedi-mind-trick pick-up of Donovan McNabb, we were starting to think that this town’s sports franchises might finally be turning a corner. Enter Albert Haynesworth. …

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Now, we aren’t ad geniuses or anything, but this part of the new American Crossroads ad caught our eye. Apparently, there are a lot of unemployed people in Nevada. And they seem to all be white…and carrying designer handbags. Call us crazy, but that bag that lady is holding looks …

Stephen Strasburg, on the cover of Sports Illustrated – which all but guarantees a three strike out performance his next outing.

Two points for the staffer who set up this priceless photo op. Florida governor Charlie Crist held a meeting on a Miami beach on Monday in an attempt to show the media that his shoreline is oil-free and looking beautiful. h/t HuffPo

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Could this be the greatest reception in the history of Congress?

Yawn: Meet the “Real Housewives of DC.” “Real”, as in real boring… WaPo’s Reliable Source has the latest (photos) We’ve got a modeling agency owner, a socialite mom, an expat, a real estate agent and, well, Michaele Salahi. We’ve written about them only a kajillion times over the past year as …