Bloomberg launches new election blog [slick] Dems release new mobile app [DNC] Obama’s newest BFF [not Romney] Olympic pole vaulting is hard [bloopers] Mayor Gray linked to Clinton peeps [interesting Photoshop job] By Frinkiac

Mars wins the morning [NASA] London’s leaking [historic pours] McKayla [sad face] Swagger jacking [U St. problems] Capitol Hill Style [success story]

Good parenting 101 [clean = wifi] Today we’re all flying squirrels [USA!] Romney vs. Anchorman [special] Hanks dranks [infographic menu] Great snacks while watching the Olympics [eat, run, read] What the? [Cal’s mom snatched up]

Grab a seat in London [what’s going on?] Mitt’s big announcement coming [via an App] Obvious or not? [we report, you decide] Parents watch their daughter at Olympics [hilarity ensues] Judging Olympic restaurant deals [yum] By Brown Eyed Baker  

Bristol just can’t find love [leaves it on side of road] Free beer on I-270 [truck flipped] Street cars coming [Columbia Pike] Guide to Skins training camp [WTOP] Enjoy National Chili Dog Day [Sara Diaz will]

Bristol Palin had something to do with this? [video] Gabby Giffords continues to inspire [mountain climber] Diva of the District [huh?] Sneakers with dresses [is that okay?] Cheetah Cubs’ Debut at Nat’l Zoo [cute] Courtesy of the National Zoo

Huntsman daughters still looking for action [Larry] A President and his beer [USA Today has this angle covered] Pimp my food truck [City Paper] The week in one-liners [stop whining] By MnMsPhotography

Twang that vote [mobilize country style] Voter registration via Facebook? [apparently] Ouch [Metro pinch] Potomac Nats getting new office [stadium time] Journos playing tennis [it’s a racket] By Songquan Deng

Weiner for Mayor? [loads of cash] Oprah gets the Romney couch treatment [exclusive] Rather on the Newsroom [review] Metro glitch means more staff [fingers crossed] By kdkusano  

Gingrich still tweeting about animals [buy a zoo] Weirdness happening in FL [affairs?] Reagan Airport ranked as scary [Top 10] 10 Worst Political Gaffes [debatable] By Gr8tFate.com – Andrew Perreault

Please cover that up [whoops] Gray skies above [do they want him gone?] Was Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” accurate [good question] Why I’m not an activist [worthy] Robert Gibbs comes out swinging [Buzz] By DeusXFlorida

It rained a lot [and the roads flooded] Sinatra Soirée [get your tickets] Springfield, Missouri in the news a lot [thanks to Brad’s mom] Edits by Congressional staff to Wikipedia pages [solid] Cool Down, Drink UP! [Friday night!] Photo by Mollie O’Dell taken on Rhode Island Ave.

Much better way to enjoy a museum [mini-golf] Bryce one of five rookies [ASG] Tight rope fall [and survives] Laena Fallon named VP [Financial Services Forum] By mollyali

More storms = more power outages [brutal] The Nats halfway through [believe] Provocative t-shirts [liberal in the bedroom] White House smacks Buzzfeed [typeface issues] By prioret

Metro breaks down, passengers walk on tracks [no, really] This picture of Reagan of course makes sense [or not] Breaking heat records [proud] By greg.smit