If you’d like an all-expense-paid trip to a foreign country complete with five-star amenities, just become a member of Congress. Lawmakers take scores of overseas trips each year … [t]he cost they reported for such travel abroad was $13 million in 2008, a 70% jump from 2005, according to a …

Obama’s change trickles down to the Redskins: Vinny Cerrato, the much-maligned Washington Redskins executive vice-president of football operations, resigned this morning, nearly two years after becoming the organization’s de facto general manager. Fans in D.C. are treating the news as an early Christmas present. [bye] Cerrato hired Zorn, so this …

Watch as members of Congress rate their job performance.

FishbowlDC’s Matt Dornic brings the heat: "She Wolf" Meets "The Wolf" on CNN’s Situation Room

What do you get when you combine one of the most unique bars in D.C. with the hottest new social league? A sloppy good time. Starting January 10, teams of eight will battle the best D.C. has to offer for a chance at skee-ball greatness at H Street Country Club. …

Facebook Awesomeness: If you don’t know, as of today, Facebook will automatically start plunging the Earth into the Sun. To change this option, go to Settings –> Planetary Settings –> Trajectory then UN-CLICK the box that says ‘Apocalypse.’ Facebook kept this one quiet. Copy and paste onto your status for …

We’ve been told that the crew at New Media Strategies are proficient at all things social media. We’ve also been told they know how to party — so it’s definitely appropriate that the "pioneers and undisputed bad asses of social media" are throwing a "decade of dominance" party tomorrow night …

Sen. Vitter’s face is priceless.

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Meet Taylor Llewellyn . When all of his friends were getting "grown-up jobs," Taylor decided to start his own clothing line. No, seriously. His line, Tucker Blair, [based in DC] is a collection of fine needlepoint products that include belts, flip flops, dog collars, headbands, key fobs, and polo tees. …

This means he has the best A-game at the T-Coast intern happy hours. ABC News’ Rick Klein: Ross Ohlendorf: From Major League Pitcher to Unpaid Intern How sad for Pittsburgh. People are taking unpaid internships to get out.

How do you start your morning? Here are a few of our faves with today’s highlights: Chris Cillizza’s Morning Fix Polling shows Democrats losing health care PR fight Democrats are losing the public relations fight over the health care overhaul Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook TIME Person of the Year 2009 …

Clinton Portis on Tiger Woods: "If he can balance 14 and keep it a secret, congrats." He continued: "You know, I’m gonna have temptations. If I find the temptation worth fulfilling, I’m gonna fill my temptation." Good to know Tiger still has fans. via Dan Steinberg’s Twitter Feed Washington Post: …