NPR Politics and Foreign Policy (yes, NPR and FP) explain today’s rap battles as compared to world politics. Jay-Z is the United States The Game is North Korea You can’t make this up folks. Marc Lynch drops it like it’s hot … NPR Politics: Foreign Policy: Jay-Z Schools Us In …

If there’s a juicy news story, Politico seems to be all over it these days. The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a check for $2 million to $3 million in return for the group’s endorsement in a bitter legislative dispute, then flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused …

They’ve been profiled in the Politico and Roll Call and are known to turn a few heads every time they take the field. We thought you’d want to learn a little bit more about the softball team simply known as “Scared Hitless.” 1) We know Matt Pollack and Jeffrey Ostermayer …

Apparently Politico has a category entitled “Booze and Drugs.”  [bookmarked]

Congress is out of town … what should we talk about? How about we all talk about each other ? I heart Politico Michael Wolff: Beltway Boys But I used to hate them Gawker: Michael Wolff Used to Hate Politico I don’t heart Politico Alex Pareene: Politico is Revolutionary Says …

What a week. First we learned the ex-WaPo reporters, John Harris and Jim VandeHei, registered www.postpolitics.com and then sold it back to The Washington Post AFTER they started Politico. VF: Beltway Boys Harris and VandeHei had begun, early on, registering domain names, including postpolitics.com, which the Post, when it began …

What’s the World Coming To? People are paying to hear JoMa. Congratulations to our Secretary of Education.

The Famous line of the week in a political story award goes to Jonathan Martin for this forbidden gem. JoMa: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair turns political The intra-party machinations highlight a part of the Sanford soap opera that goes past the governor’s lust for forbidden flesh.

We enjoy stories about ManBearPig as much as the next person, but why did Politico’s latest piece include so many question marks? [we counted at least 17]

Does this justify every MSM’er argument against giving Bloggers press credentials and media access on the Capitol grounds? Huffington Post and Obama White House coordinate on Iran question Michael Calderone: Obama calls on HuffPost for Iran question In what appeared to be a coordinated exchange, President Obama called on the …

You’ve read the Ryan Grim Famous 5 interview . You’ll (hopefully) buy the book . Now you can attend the book launch: When: Saturday, June 20th at 8:00 p.m. Where: American Legion Post 8 D and 3rd Sts. SE 224 D St SE Pre-orders start to ship around June 15th …

Glenn Thrush is crushing this like P-Diddy in a tribute video. Politico: Rangel sorry for Obama-in-Harlem quip RELATED: FamousDC: Crack Wars Forget 2Pac and Biggie. Glenn Thrush takes us to the front lines of the ongoing Harlem battle. Politico: Bloomberg v. Rangel over Harlem crack

Personally, we think this story is chicken —–.

Forget 2Pac and Biggie. Glenn Thrush takes us to the front lines of the ongoing Harlem battle. Politico: Bloomberg v. Rangel over Harlem crack

Politico’s Mike Allen was spotted with C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman — and Mike didn’t have his trusty blackberry in hand. FamousDC was able to secure the only known photograph of The Playbook sans blackberry taken since January 23, 2007. When asked about the beltway brain trust meeting, both parties provided the …