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Gov. Charlie Crist on whether or not he’s staying in the Senate race even though he’s down by over a million points. “Damn right, I’m staying in this race.” [independent man?] Remember that quote. We’ll run it back May 1st.

Was the last time you saw opera on Looney Tunes? You can change that by attending Washington National Opera’s special (and cheap) performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. WNO’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists will present this one time only performance Thursday, May 6, and tickets begin at just $15. For …

This is always a good way to start off a Tuesday: [WaPo Breaking News] Officials at the District’s Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) are advising customers in certain Northwest neighborhoods not to use water until further notice due to a higher-than-normal chlorine concentration. The boundaries of the area are: West …

Washingtonian Photo Contest [vote Swift] Buddha Bar [danger] C-A-P-S [win] Twilit [tulip]

Facebook Status Abuse: [this was just sent to us and it would be a hot shame if we didn’t post it immediately.] Big argument w/ fiancé about whether to update Facebook status to “married” after the exchange of rings or as part of the vows. Dear Soon to Be Married …

We can’t get enough of this story so we are going to post an update each morning of the latest developments. We will continue to update the full time line. Monday, April 19 Don’t call it a comeback. Politico: Spitzer: Goldman suit no coincidence “This was not a coincidence,” asserted …

Tracy Morgan’s 5 Most Insanely Hilarious Talk Show Moments

There’s a new interactive quiz that helps you determine which U.S. Senator is most like you.  [do it] If you were a member of the 111th United States Congress, which member of the Senate would you be? CLEARLY this is a question that has plagued you forever and now it …

Former Washington Times columnist Christian Bourge is launching a new Web site: The Disenchanted Journo: News and ruminations on politics, policy and the good life…… Here is the email Mr. Bourge sent out earlier today: Greetings and salutations: I wanted to let everyone know about my new endeavor and update …

David Catanese: FL-SEN: Orlando-based Station Confirms Cancellation

A Bush interviews a Clinton.  [Jenna hits up Bill] While former President Bill Clinton has been showing up all over the news this past week to discuss violent rhetoric, most of his time recently has been spent working on his many philanthropic endeavors. Over the past few years, he’s started …

If you’re like us and really, really like email, you should consider signing up for Huffington Post’s latest Capitol Hill email list. We have no idea what the benefit in doing so is, but we signed up. If you want even more email, be sure to sign up for FamousDC …

This Florida mayor will also have a hard time being re-elected: [smoke ’em if you got ’em] No one denies the fact that smoking is an unhealthy habit. However, Brooksville, Florida Mayor Lara Bradburn also believes that it is the root of all evil. In an effort to enforce her …

Today … Someone is starting a job and wore his best suit. Someone is getting up the nerve to tell the boss they need a raise. Someone is hungover from Sunday- funday. Someone ran three miles before work this morning. Someone worked all weekend. Someone spilled coffee on their tie. …

Wow, things really escalated quickly. Friday, April 16 The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors. [kick off] POLITICO’s Marty Kady questions the timing of the SEC’s charges [Twitter] Convenient timing: Huge SEC charges against Goldman land week before …