Wonkette

• Meet Huck, a Maverick golden retriever who discovered turpentine in a Rock Creek Park stream. He played in that stream for 5 1/2 years. [City Desk]
• Maryland will eventually be as hot as the desert city of Phoenix, but at least it will be more humid! [DCist]
• Mayor Fenty is anti-union, according to unions, who printed out fliers in color saying as much. [DC Examiner]
• The only things still in DC are orphaned BlackBerrys, some losers who are embarrassed to even be there, and of course President Bush and his friend the president of Tanzania. [Washington Post]
• Some Metro cars received bouncy handles of the future, which are prejudiced towards both short and tall people. [NBC 4]
• The Washington Times cafeteria remains tragically barren, as diplomatic ties with the caterer are crumbling. [Fishbowl DC]

* Reliable Source: White House pastry chef leaves for Las Vegas. . . Press accidently catch a glimpse of Bush on his bike with “pink-and-blue socks”. . . Clintons took a hike in Rock Creek Park on Saturday. . . George Stephanopoulos seen barefoot in Glover Park. [WP]
* Under the Dome: Sen Jean Carnahan (D-Mo.) failed to pay taxes on her parking spot. [The Hill]
* Inside the Beltway: “Once-powerful lobbyist” seeks letters from friends to reduce jail time. [WT]
* Rush & Molloy: Sen. Obama “stole the show” at the Gridiron Dinner. Said Bush, “I want to do a joke on you, [but] give me something to work with… Mispronounce something!” [NYDN]
* Page Six: Top Clinton donors invited to $2,100 per person fundraiser hosted by Mark Patricof. [NYP]