Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died a day after he was shot in his Miami home, according to his attorney. [CNN]

Here’s a not-exactly-shocking revelation that’s still funny to hear, from Evil Bob Novak himself: The Senate GOP leadership has always known that Larry Craig’s a closet case. Specifically, they knew he wasn’t just a secret gay, but one of those bathroom creeps always chasing cock in public. And this raises an interesting question in this Year Of Our Endless Cummer: How many times has Larry Craig been nabbed by the cops before what made Minneapolis famous made a wreck out of him? How did he cover it up? Bribes? Threats? Murder?

Novak: Senate R’s Knew Craig “Had This Problem” [New West]

Dean Johnson was a six-foot-six bald-headed HIV-positive meth-using porn star and glam-rock frontman known for his New York events such as C.B.G.B.’s “Rock ‘n Roll Fag Party.” He was found dead in D.C. last week, and his unidentified corpse sat in a local morgue for days before being identified. Oh, and according to the New York Post, Johnson was routinely visiting Washington to run “weird sex parties” for an unidentified Saudi millionaire. MORE »

Erik Prince, Blackwater’s founder and owner, is testifying before Congress about how his mercenary army keeps shooting civilians in Iraq. Henry Waxman opened the hearing by applauding Prince for serving in the military even though he’s rich and politically-connected. And we applaud Prince for then quitting the military to go into the private sector, using all that taxpayer-funded know-how to make himself millions of dollars. Of course, every now and then, one has to give back a couple of those dollars. Like when one of your employees drunkenly kills a civilian and you need to shut up his whiny family. And just how much is that life worth? MORE »

Auditor Decapitates Duck [FedBlog] MORE »

They’re dropping like flies: CNBC/Wall Street/Hedge Fund bigshot Seth Tobias found floating in the pool of his Florida mansion. [NY Daily News]

We were just getting over the tragic death of that Ohio Representative who was found dead in his Washington apartment this morning when the latest shocking news arrived: Former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn of Washington state was also found dead in her apartment this morning, in Alexandria. Both reportedly suffered “heart attacks,” both were relatively young (68 and 66) compared to say, John McCain or Robert Byrd, and both were Republicans. What did they know?

And where is Alberto Gonzales, anyway?

Former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn dies at 66 [Seattle P-I]

Jason Robert Drake (or Robert Jason Drake), the ex-marine who shot Ralph Gonzalez and another GOP-connected man in a Florida house before turning the gun on himself, was apparently once married to a local blogger, who didn’t seem to know he was gay. [Crazy Girl City]

An emailer writes:

As per the claims of a lover’s quarrel, Ralph (aka Rob) has been a fixture of gay.com for a long while.

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GOP Consultant and Rep. Tom Feeney friend Ralph Gonzalez was found dead in an Orange County, Florida home, yesterday, alongside two other bodies, all of whom had been there since possibly Tuesday. Authorities gave next to no details whatsoever as to what the hell was going on, except that it looked like a “murder-suicide.”

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* How to torture and kill Marines. [Sometimes You Have To Kiss a Few Frogs]
* Would you give up your seat for a pregnant woman, even after vicious urban-style warfare to capture that very resting place? Even if you’re going to Shady Grove? [Urban Baby-DC]
* “When is a pick up not a pick up? When it’s a pyramid scheme.” [Grateful Dating]
* Bloggers, beware: “Being a blogger presents serious liabilities. Industry colleagues and potential employers have all ended up on this blog thanks to Google Search (damn you).” [Big Sky Girl]
* Interns overheard: “Now is your opportunity to shine. Because now is your opportunity to delegate. That’s right Washington, it’s summer, and the interns have landed.” [DCist]

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When last we read charming old pervert John Derbyshire, he was advocating the execution of the British naval hostages for treason. Today, of course, he’s calling the students of Virginia Tech cowards. MORE »