Last night was a very special night in Austin. A lady and a gentleman named Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, respectively, got up on a stage in “the LBJ Library,” which was actually the gymnasium a ten-minute walk from the LBJ Library, and they discussed how they would rule the nation when they are presidents. Your crack Wonkette Deputy Operative “Dan” was there to record this magical event in photos. Many more and a Flickr gallery, after the jump. MORE »

The message from the New York Post could not be clearer: Barry Hussein Obama is far too pretty to raise the big bucks necessary to win the nomination and then lose the election to Tommy & Fred Thompson. MORE »

Vice President Dick Cheney, left, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff wait for the arrival of President Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the East Room of the White House Thursday, July 6, 2006 in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Here’s another original photograph of Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL), courtesy of a Sunshine State tipster: MORE »

Katherine Harris’s enthusiasm for taking pictures with her camera phone, as seen in this photo, is nothing new.

Last night, Team Wonkette attended the 45th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. And so did our favorite congresswoman: Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL).

We’ll have a more detailed write-up of the game, along with additional pictures, later today. For now, to whet your appetite, we offer you a few photos of Katy H. at the game.

Check them out, after the jump (or just click here).

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The TV people were faked out by the Court today too. And unlike us, they brought all this crap with them.

Earlier today, we brought you the first installment of pictures from our field trip to the Supreme Court this morning. We thought it would be the final day of the Term. We thought wrong.

Now, the rest of our photo essay. Check out the pics, after the jump.

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Today Wonkette took a field trip to the U.S. Supreme Court. We were all excited, ’cause we — like many others — thought it might be the last day of the Term.

The Court would hand down decisions in all its big-ticket cases — like the Texas redistricting case, and the Guantanamo Bay detainee case. Maybe a justice would announce his or her retirement. We might be present for the making of history.

As it turned out, the SCOTUS faked us out. Moving into overtime, they announced that tomorrow will be the last day of the Term. Perhaps their recent night at the movies caused the justices to fall behind in their work.

Nevertheless, our visit to the Court was worthwhile. Even though the decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld will have to wait until tomorrow, we did get to watch Justice Kennedy try to explain the confusing raft of opinions in the Texas redistricting case. And we swooned when the hunky Chief Justice started talkin’ dirty to us, about Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on “Consular Relations”…

After the jump, part one of our two-part photo essay on our day with the Supremes.

Update: Part Two is available here.

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You have less than 24 hours to cast your vote in our Hill Intern Hotties contest. As previously stated, we’ll be closing the polls tomorrow, at 2 PM Eastern time. Click here to vote on the men, and here to vote on the women.

We’ve given you lots of information about the candidates. Reader testimonials are available here (for the men) and here (for the women). Supplemental pictures for the male hotties are accessible here.

Now we bring you additional pics of almost all the women — including a few evening gown and swimsuit photos, just like a real beauty pageant. Check ‘em out, after the jump (or click here, and scroll down).

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We’re entering the home stretch of our Hill Intern Hotties contest. Click here to vote on the guys and here to vote on the gals.

We feel we’ve given you lots of information about the candidates. In addition to the “official portraits” of the nominees, we’ve given you reader testimonials (for both the men and the women).

In case you’re still undecided, we’ve scrounged up additional photographs of some (but not all) of the hotties. Supplemental pictures for the male hotties, after the jump (or click here, and scroll down).

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We solicited nominations in our Capitol Hill Hotties contest, and you responded enthusiastically. Earlier today, we opened the polls for voting on the male hotties. Click here to vote in that contest. MORE »

On Tuesday, we asked for nominations in our Capitol Hill Hotties contest. You made some sizzling submissions, we carefully considered them all, and today we unveil the official nominees.

In our White House Hotties contest, we opened the polls in the women’s race first. This time around, we’ll start off with the men.

The male contenders, with photos, appear below. More info about them, including where they are interning and reader testimonials, will follow. If you know any of these fine fellows and have thoughts (or photos) to share, please email us (subject line: Hill Intern Hotties). We may quote from your testimonial, but we’ll keep you anonymous, unless you state otherwise.

Finally, a quick note to Capitol Hill intern coordinators. None of these hotties nominated himself, so please don’t fire them for appearing in this contest. It’s not their fault; some have hotness thrust upon them.

Update: The original version of this poll included Marc Grinberg and Scott Parkinson as contestants. After learning that neither is an intern, we removed them from the competition.

Further Update: The polls are now open on the women’s side. Click here to vote.

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