Police found some new dead guy being dead last Friday in Rock Creek Park, Washington’s #1 secret murder location. Was he just some hobo, or was he… A CIVIL LIBERTIES LOBBYIST? He was a civil liberties lobbyist! “The man who was found dead in Rock Creek Park on Friday has been identified as Larry Frankel, 54. Frankel was State Legislative Director for the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office, and previously served as executive director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania. Sources say Frankel had been missing since at least Wednesday, and preliminary word is that he died of natural causes. D.C. police found Frankel face down in a creek in the park on Friday morning. He was dressed in jogging clothes.” Why would Gary Condit do this again? [DCist]

First Chandra Levy. Then killah bees. Now this. What could possibly make Rock Creek Park more murderous and cruel? Suggestion: unmarked mine fields. [DCist] MORE »

THIS IS ALL ANYBODY USED TO CARE ABOUT: “An imprisoned Salvadoran immigrant has been charged with the 2001 murder of a former U.S. government intern, a case that helped end a California congressman’s career, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday.” [Washington Post]

• 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]