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Famously Quoteworthy: When in Doubt, Run as an Independent
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.
Washington National Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
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 …
Breaking News: Unless You’re Looking to Spend a Few Days In Bed, Avoid the Water in NW DC
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 …
Hyper Hill
Washingtonian Photo Contest [vote Swift] Buddha Bar [danger] C-A-P-S [win] Twilit [tulip]
Famously Facebooked: Put Down the PDA and Kiss Your Bride
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 …
The Timing of Political Points
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 …
Closing Bell: No One Does It Quite Like Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan’s 5 Most Insanely Hilarious Talk Show Moments
Which Senator Are You?
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 …
Christian Bourge Launches The Disenchanted Journo
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 …
The Crist Revolution Will Not Be Televised
David Catanese: FL-SEN: Orlando-based Station Confirms Cancellation
Why Bill Clinton is the Black Sheep of the Bush Family
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 …
More Cowbell, More Email
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 …
Florida Mayor Wants Employees Who Smoke at Home Fired
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 …
Think About This
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. …
The Timing of Political Points
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 …