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Who knew Kermit the Frog had such an ugly brother? The campaign of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has put out a video that features a frog puppet — that looks much like the famous Sesame Street character — to help sell the state’s controversial immigration law. h/t Jordan F …

Who doesn’t want hot sauce that tastes like Barney Frank?

Some people lie about their involvement in history, others just make up their own version. [Encyclopedia Hayworth]

Here’s another guest column by FamousDC Nightlife Correspondent @BlairDC AC Milan rolled into town yesterday and I got a glimpse of the dashing “football” players as they checked into the Hotel Sofitel (see pic below). Much to my delight, I had a chat with both Alessandro Nesta and Ronaldinho! Amazing …

Dear graduates [MBA] No cigars [clients] Worn [extras]

Jerry Brown is running for governor of CA again, which would lead us to believe that records on his previous administration might give voters some insight into how he governs. One problem, the over 2,000 boxes of records are “available to the public only with Brown’s written permission“. Clever move, …

We hope you had a good weekend and didn’t drunk dial David Axelrod.

DCist: Overheard in DC Congressional humor Outside the House side of the Capitol building: Men in suits are walking past the man who dresses like Jesus who is outside the Capitol a lot. Man in a suit: “For what purpose does the gentleman from Nazareth rise? … The gentleman from …

Meet @RollCall reporter John Stanton http://j.mp/dCZs9Q #Famous5 #FDC #DC # Top 5 Rooftop Bars in DC h/t @BlairDC http://j.mp/aQuEWg # @BlairDC is the best. Thanks for hooking us up. Great stuff! http://j.mp/aQuEWg in reply to BlairDC # @cajunjen You only "guess" that you're flattered? 🙂 Great write up… in reply …

Spotted in Charleston, SC. [near The Citadel] The photo was snapped by our friend Allison Cunningham. According to Allison, “It was tough to explain the awesomeness of FDC to someone that walked by when I snapped the pic! “

Early adopters. Chairman to justices: ‘Have either of ya’ll ever considering tweeting or twitting?’ h/t JF

Today was “Bike to Work Day” in Old Town, Alexandria. [although not according to the website] The City of Alexandria annually recognizes national Bike to Work Day by celebrating and promoting bicycle commuting as an affordable, efficient, and environmentally friendly way of getting to work. Thousands of area commuters will …

Albritton scooped up DCist’s Sommer Mathis for TBD.com, House floor speeches can be boring, Clinton Portis has a stripper pole in his basement, @BlairDC gave us her favorite top 5 rooftop bars, bring it Mayweather, so what’s the deal?, Chris Frates finally took a vacation, public service for Congressional press …

Best. Campaign. Website. Ever. [jump shot] Friends, Family, and Enemies I would like to say that the new Congressman is a valued constituent of the 9th Congressional District. I (Kevin Millen) pledge to you all to uphold the laws of the land and help each constituent whom has a problem …