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Wonder if WaPo directs you to the Washington Times when you select Jeff Birnbaum from their list of columnists for today's headlines? He's only been at TWT since August of 2008...

Post one from the "No Way! Jose?" series, click here.

Ba ha! Check out this video from the WaPo "Careers" site. Yep, that's HuffPo's Jose Antonio Vargas starring in a "we love WaPo more than Christmas" recruiting video. My favorite part? When Vargas says "I can confidently say, there is nowhere else [in terms of a news agency] that I'd rather be."

Maybe he got HuffPo and WaPo confused...

The AP reports that former Congressman Mark Foley has found new a gig as a talk radio host. Foley resigned after sending sexy-time messages to male teens who worked on Capitol Hill...

"Inside the Mind of Mark Foley" will begin airing Sept. 22 on WSVU in North Palm Beach.

Amazing.

BBC Fail...HILARITY! Enjoy.

h/t Daniel Lippman via HuffPo

Ba ha! Wonder what put this guy to sleep? You can't make this stuff up.

McDonald's Politico Playbook dinged The Hill for possible FedEx pay-for placement. Playbook's headline really couldn't be more fitting...how Washington really works is right.

*Oh, did we mention that this FishbowlDC post was brought to you by the softer side of Sears, the true Americans at the NRA and Wal-Mart's new, more rolled back prices...muah ha ha ha!

h/t @AnaMarieCox

Gawker obtained an internal staff email from Newsweek CEO Tom Ascheim announcing a group of new hires to replace five top managers that are being fired and another who is allegedly being forced to retire. Did I mention that all this was wrapped into one email?

Ascheim wrote:

Bringing in new people requires that we say good-bye to some of our most capable veterans: Paul Dworkis, Karen Stark, Len Carella, John Rusak, Valerie Gordon-Wiggan and Colleen Moran, whose last day will be Friday, July 17th. In all cases, these people have served us capably, giving us their sweat, smarts and loyalty. I, along with all of you, owe them our thanks many times over.

Ascheim goes on to sing their praises before wishing them "bon chance."

Change is never easy. But without evolution we cannot progress. Please join me in welcoming Tracia, Jennie and Joe. And please also join me in thanking and wishing bon chance to Paul, Karen, Len, John, Valerie and Colleen.

Tom

FishbowlDC assumed that there must be some good explanation or misunderstanding but alas, Newsweek gave us the old "no comment." Bon chance is right! See Gawker for the email in its entirety.

Washington, DC- U.S. African Chamber of Commerce Said The White House Need to Honor Micheal Jackson

Can someone explain to me...

1) Why the U.S. African Chamber of Commerce is issuing statements about Michael Jackson and how the WH should handle his memorial?

2) Why they think the WH will be handling his memorial?

3) When MJ became a "global leader" worthy of a national holiday?

4) How MJ's name could be misspelled by the group behind questions #1, #2 and #3?

5) How I became worthy of this press list?

Header of release below. Full release after the jump. Enjoy!

Washington, DC - U.S. African Chamber of Commerce Said The White House Need to Honor Micheal Jackson Live like Other Global Leaders. USACC Declared June 26 For the Entrainment Day of the World to Honor Michael Jackson as a Global Humanitarian, Entertainer. Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month - but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend.

continued...

Brenda Lee, a writer for the Georgia Informer -- a monthly publication based in Macon, was dragged kicking and screaming from near AF1 at LAX today.

Lee said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that she wanted to hand Obama a letter urging him "to take a stand for traditional marriage." Get the full scoop here.

*Photo credit: AP

Then why don't you go catch it? The slow news day gods answered my prayers...

One can only hope that this email about a running toilet from Jana Prewitt at the US Mint was not intended for their press list....hilarity!

From: Prewitt, Jana [mailto:JPrewitt@usmint.treas.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:33 AM
To: +DC Facilities Team; ABC GMA-Adam Belmar-producer; ABC GMA-Andy Parks; ABC Nightly-Lisa Stark; ABC Radio News-Bill Greenwood-reporter; ABC Radio-Rusty Lutz; ABC-Anita Krichmar; About.com (Susan Headley); AP News Calendar-Grace Kim-212-621-1521; AP Radio; AP Radio-Dave Melendy-Assignment Editor; AP Radio-Mark Hamrick; AP Radio-Ross Simpson; AP-Marty Crutsinger; Associated Press-Theresa Werner-Domestic Planning Editor; Belo Syndicate (Dallas Mng News)-Neil Downing; Bloomberg; Bloomberg; Bloomberg News-Nadine Elsibai; Bloomberg-Lou Giserman; CBS Early Show-Hardy Spire; Bruce, Andrea; CBS Evening News-Joshua Lewis; Dyer, Lois; Handleman, Michelle Z; Warner, Craig; Hartge, John; Chicago Sun Times-Robert Herguth; CN8-Andrea Gibbs; CN8-Scott Knowlton; CNN RAdio News-Dick Uliano; CNN Radio-Ed McCarthy; CNN-Drew Trachtenberg; CNN-Karla Crosswhite-Editor; Craig Wolf-Poughkeepsie Journal; C-Span desk-Martine Rodriguez; Dow Jones News Wires; Florida Times Union-Ed Gefen; Fox 31 News-Denver-Scott Lucero; Fox News Channel Managing Editor-Brit Hume; Fox News Channel-Bill Shine-producer; Fox News-Jane Roh; Geico Direct-Pete Hildebrandt; Hearst TV-Erin McManamon-producer; Smoot, Todd C; Los Angeles Times-Bill Sing; Los Angeles Times-Scott Kraft-Nat Editor; Lynn Butkiewicz; Maddie Bora; Marketplace-NPR-Alex Cohen; Miami Herald-Judy Miller; Miami Herald-Shelly Kasel Acoca; National Geographic-Dan Glick; NBC desk; NBC Evening News-Libby Leist-producer; NBC News Channel-Jay Hurt; NBC News Channel-Nancy Ellard; NBC News-desk; NBC Nightly News-Brad Watts; NBC Nightly News-Michelle Perry-Producer; NBC Radio-America in the Morning-Tom Delach; NBC Today Show-Gina Garcia; NBC Today Show-Melissa Dunlop; NBC TV-David Sullivan; NBC-Andrea Berry; New York Times-Bill Hamiliton; New York Times-Glenn Collins; New York Times--Matthew Healey; Newsweek-Karen Springen; Philadelphia Daily News-Theresa Johnson; Philadelphia Inquirer-Bob Rose; Philadelphia Inquirer-Ned Warwick; Reuters-Jonathan Lyons-Americas Desk Editor; Reuters-Jonathan Nicholson; Reuters-Laura MacInnis; Reuters-Wash Bureau-Sarah Edmonds; San Diego Union; San Diego Union-Todd Merriman; San Francisco Chronicle; USA Radio Networks-Curt Lewis-reporter; USA Today-Barbara Hagenbaugh; USA Today-James Henderson-Money Editor; USA Today-John BAcon; USA Today-Rodney Brooks-Dep Managing Editor; USA Today-Sue Kirchhoff; USA Today-Susan Weiss-Life Managing Editor; Wall Street Journal- Alan Murray; Wall Street Journal Money & Investing-Dave Kansas-Editor; Wall Street Journal This Morning-Chuck Fishman; Wall Street Journal-Dep Editor-Phil Kuntz; Wall Street Journal-Greg Hitt; Wall Street Journal-Karl Bialik; Wall Street Journal-Kelly Spors-reporter; Washington Post Kids Post-Tracy Grant-editor; Washington Post-Claudia Townsent-Day Business Editor; Washington Post-Elizabeth Williamson; Washington Post-Judy Sarasohn-Fed Page Editor; Washington Post-Kids Post-Marylou Tousignant; Westwood One-Tom DeLach-Jim Bohannon Producer; WRC-NBC 4-Erin Vanderbellon-Producer; WTOP Radio News-Judy Taub-Midday Editor; WTOP Radio News-Mike McMearty-News Director; WTOP-Business Editor-Jeff Claybaugh; WTOP-Mitchell Miller-Morning Drive Editor; WTTG-5-Carolyn Dolci-Consumer reporter; WTTG-Holley Coil; WUSA-Janet Terry-Andrea Roane's producer

Subject: Toilet won't quit running water--8th Floor women's restroom

Importance: High