Poor Ex-Congressman William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson of Louisiana! All the man did was use his seat on the Ways and Means Committee to secretly broker a deal between a Virginia telecom company and the Nigerian vice president, the $90,000 bribe for which he laundered in emptied food wrappers in his home freezer, and now some do-gooder activist Alexandria jury has found him guilty on 11 of 16 corruption counts for a possible sentencing of 115 years in jail. What’s the point of being a congressman, then? [Times-Picayune]

Indian restaurants in D.C. tend to be cheap n’ forgettable (Naan and Beyond, Taste of India) or good, but unbearably expensive (The Bombay Club). Thankfully, there’s a new restaurant in town that doesn’t seem to fall into either of those categories: Raw Silk. It just opened up in Old Town Alexandria this week, and offers traditional North Indian fare in a modern lounge setting. MORE »

* The lion meat sold at Alexandria’s 2941 was a one time offer, however; side orders of giraffe dung are available daily at the zoo. [Freeride] MORE »

• Hipster pastor in People’s Republic of Arlington won’t wed breeders anymore in protest against gay marriage ban: Everyone gets “commitment ceremony.” Republicans sputter: “It’s a terrible message to send to our youth.” [WP]
• Butterstick debut: B-minus 22 days. [AP]
• Free booze at midnight! Don’t wear white to a Beaujolais party and other hints. [DCist]
• “I Want to Fuck a Powerful Congressional Staffer” Oxymoron much? [Craigslist]
• Alexandria’s Parent’s Television Council responsible for 23,542 out of 23,547 (all but five) FCC indecency complaints in one one-month period. [B&C]