FamousDC fave Shira Toeplitz is packing up her bags at Roll Call (and throwing away her Big Ben poster) to head over to Politico. We’re told her must-read campaign hire update emails will continue at her new gig. We just hope she can still nail headlines like she did at …

Dear Future Students of Journalism:  This is how you write a headline. Arroyo asked: Let next president sign peace deal with MILF North Cotabato Vice Governor Emmanuel Piñol urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday to let the next president sign the peace agreement with the MILF so it could be …

DC Blogs noted this first and we were equally intrigued. The Foggy Dew: A trip to the market

Goals for Good will be an annual event held to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association right here in Washington, DC. Each year, the fight against Alzheimer’s disease becomes more critical. Every 70 seconds, a new individual is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to finding a cure …

Paying gig [hockey] Star [and shamrock] Hell [frozen] Cheap [pizza]

This is amazing. Dennis Hong from Cracked has accessed the deepest recesses of his comedic mind to examine the psychology behind posting a status update, and he’s summarized the results in a neat little flowchart. In addition to examining the thought process of your average Facebooker, he’s created a points …

NY Times Magazine:  Mike Allen, the Man the White House Wakes Up To Political insiderdom — or the illusion thereof — has moved from Georgetown salons or cordoned-off security zones to a mass e-mail list administrated by a never-married 45-year-old grind known as Mikey. Congratulations to Mr. Allen and the …

March Madness might be over for the NCAA, but it’s just getting started if you’re a Republican House member.  Yesterday, the House Republican Conference announced their “New Media Challenge.” The challenge is a six-week contest modeled after the NCAA’s March Madness basketball tournament. [sound familiar?] Led by Rep. Cathy McMorris …

We hear … A NY based news source is preparing a FOIA request of the entire SEC related to potential SEC – White House – DNC collusion. Stay tuned. RELATED: Full time line

Tuesday, April 20 Things are heating up. Daily Finance: Goldman Sachs Earnings Double to $3.5 Billion as Firm Faces SEC Suit Embattled Goldman Sachs (GS) said Tuesday that thanks to its trading and investing prowess, its first-quarter profit doubled to $3.5 billion, easily beating analysts’ expectations. Matt Drudge is still …

Still Pond is running the Huffington Post. Huff Post Hill Blanche Lincoln is bogarting the spotlight with the derivatives bill she’s rolling out tomorrow. Mitch McConnell thinks Wall Street reform is totally skunked, but is considering one more toke. The D.C. voting rights bill is completely cashed. Oh, and Kumar …

Be sure to tell Lindsey Mask happy birthday today.

Please tell us that Congressman Eric Massa’s chosen picture for the Congressional Art Contest is not a portrait of a handsome young man. You can’t make this up. In case you need a reminder: [lewd] A male aide to former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has filed a sexual harassment complaint …

We sometimes forget to slow down and soak in the city we all get to live and play in. Luckily for all of us, Mr. Jim Billimoria took that break and captured some amazing shots. Please let us know if you have DC photography to share with the FamousDC community.

We think this would be f*cking awesome for the city of Chicago: [political punch] Rahm Emanuel on someday becoming the mayor of Chicago: “I hope Mayor Daley seeks reelection. I will work and support him if he seeks reelection. But if Mayor Daley doesn’t, one day I would like to …