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Rep. Diane Watson had a five-minute speech paying tribute to Gary Coleman. We can just imagine the office conversation before the floor speech: Staffer: “Congresswoman, there are 20 thousand gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf everyday. Want to touch that on the floor?” Congresswoman: “Nah, that’s a toughie.” Staffer: …

Chris Anderson Kimble Blackburn Rachel Charlesworth Jennifer Chiles Katherine Cotsonas Scott Hamilton Jimmy LaSalvia Cori Sue Morris Charlotte Swann John Zirinsky

Albritton scooped up DCist’s Sommer Mathis for TBD.com, House floor speeches can be boring, Clinton Portis has a stripper pole in his basement, @BlairDC gave us her favorite top 5 rooftop bars, bring it Mayweather, so what’s the deal?, Chris Frates finally took a vacation, public service for Congressional press …

Fresh off his win in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary, Dr. Rand Paul is already tossing haymakers.  [bring it on] What I tell to the national Democrats is bring it on and please, please, please bring President Obama to Kentucky. We would want him to come and campaign for my opponent …

It’s almost that time of year again. 5. Bring your dogeared copy of “Modelland” to the break room. 4. Tweet: “So I just got asked to give a neck massage. Creepy! #myboss” 3. Ask, “Who is Betty White?” 2. Wear your “Vive la France” t-shirt on Bastille Day. 1. Say …

Congress focuses on … Oversight Committee to Examine “Potty Parity” in Federal Buildings

But who’s funnier? Conan O’Brien to host fundraiser for former ‘SNL’ co-worker Sen. Al Franken The former “SNL” writer/”Tonight Show” host will join Franken in Minneapolis later this month for a $500-a-person fundraiser (or $4,800 to have a picture taken), according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Conan loves diapers.

Could you say this with a straight face? “just because they receive an invite it doesn’t mean they are being solicited.” POLITICO: Reid invites Wall St. contribution

FamousDC presents … the Top 10 Reasons Why David Obey is Retiring 10. He’s not retiring. He’s Favreing. 9. The playful flirting is finally over: He’s gonna ask Flake to marry him. 8. His elbow was numb 7. Chuck Todd’s goatee told his beard to get outta the House 6. …

And we thought the gentleman from North Carolina would get Senatized.

From the front page of today’s The Hill: Emily Goodin: Party-crasher crackdown for this weekend’s correspondents’ gala

It’s electric. h/t Ericka Andersen