Congratulations to Andrew Kovalcin and the Chamber’s Global IP Center on the launch of The Innovation Lifecycle, a multimedia project aimed at educating members of Congress, the Administration and the public on intellectual property (aka IP).

Currently live. If Sen. Harry Reid has access to a time machine and isn’t telling anyone, we’re not going to be happy.  

“Hi Mom!” – Obama waving at the camera for the UN’s kick off pic.

After making his way over to National Journal, Chris Frates officially launched Influence Alley this week. So, if you’re looking for that one-stop spot where lobbyists, communicators and corporate leaders meet money, public opinion and legislative action in DC, then Influence Alley has all the goods. Read online and keep up throughout …

A tipster reports this is not riot related and has nothing to do with what happened in NY-9 last night. From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:05 AM To: Subject: Re: HBC Dems in 304 today B71 had a fire and flood a little bit ago, so some Dem staffers …

Rep. Paul Ryan just released another HD video, complete with motion graphics. [slick] CNN on the other hand, still thinks this is the future.

POLITICO’s Macenzie Weinger breaks down the “revolving door” that never stops spinning. Nearly 5,400 former staffers have jumped from Congress to K Street in the past decade, according to a new study. The congressional aides, along with almost 400 former lawmakers, became lobbyists after leaving Capitol Hill in the last 10 …

Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) has just upped his game with Fix 2.0’s debut this week. Cillizza and the Post team have completely overhauled the design to give readers more of the good stuff. Check out the revamped site and give Chris a high five for us if you see him.

When your latest campaign email subject lines reads, “I Told Newt He Looks Fat,”  your open rate is likely to increase. David Catanese breaks down For Rep. Grayson’s odd behavior.

Taking a break from our DCQuake coverage to bring you this special campaign video. We just can’t wait for Williams’ video with elephants to come out next month. Roger Williams for Congress

Every year Roll Call puts out its list of the 50 Richest Member of Congress, so it’s time for all hill staffers to see if your boss is picking up the tab next time. Highlights of this year: Kerry gets bumped down to third, 19 Democrats and 31 Republicans made the list, …

This is a real story. [found it on the internet, so it must be true] Pay Pal founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel has given $1.25 million to an initiative to create floating libertarian countries in international waters, according to a profile of the billionaire in Details magazine. We’re …

Get’s better toward the end. [One billion dollars gets you Joe Biden]

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Raise the roof debt ceiling! This screen grab was taken moments before several Senators did chest bumps. [wild bunch] Screen grab provided by C-SPAN