Gossip Roundup: Ban the Vuitton

• Reliable Source: Rep. Patrick Kennedy spent the night before his driving accident with a female “friend”… Katie Couric stopped by Cafe Milano late Saturday night for a martini and pizza with local beer distributor Jimmy Reyes. [WP]
• Heard on the Hill: Journalism professor will testify that the investigation of Jack Anderson was sparked by a convict… Robert Redford will be on the Hill next week to fight oil addiction with Sen. Harry Reid. [Roll Call]
• Under the Dome: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) adds amendment stating, “None of the funds made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in this act may be used to purchase a Louis Vuitton handbag.” [The Hill]
• Page Six: Hillary recommends “An Inconvenient Truth.” [NYP]

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Gossip Roundup: ‘All Smiles’ for Lugar

• Reliable Source: Barbara and Jenna Bush dine at Dino in Cleveland Park and drink Dolcetto wine… Beyonce, surprise guest for Kennedy Center Honors, sand again after most guests left because of technical difficulties the first time. [WP]
• Under the Dome: Town Hall restaurant forced to close at 11:30 because of quirky liquor license… Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) “was all smiles” when he met Miss Universe. [The Hill]
• Rush & Molloy: Dick Cheney, Melissa Etheridge, Queen Latifah, Tina Turner, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Tony Bennett, Kevin Spacey, Kid Rock were among the attendees of the Honors event. [NYDN]

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Gossip Roundup: A F-ing Big Story

Daily Briefing is on vacation. Relax, it’s good for you.

• Salt historian knows very old jokes; told Bush is reading his tome, “Salt: A World History,” Mark Kurlansky told Newsday “My first reaction was, ‘Oh, he reads books?’”… . Washingtonians not funny … . Universal to make film of 9/11’s “Flight 93.” [WP]
• Hollywood crowd applauds Reagan’s on-screen death, cheers his being “threatened at gunpoint and pushed out of a speeding car,” boos the words “Also Starring Ronald Reagan.” [WT]
• Michael Wolff tells offends delicate sensibilities of Michael’s crowd, says CIA leak investigation a “fucking big deal;” WP’s Cohen points out that VF wankathons not the same as reporting: “You guess, and then you write!” [NYDN]
• More Pirro bloopers: Campaign website misspells names, forgets to note some pictured are dead. “It’s another example of the screw-ups that have now come to define the Pirro campaign,” a disgusted GOP activist says … . Producers of “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” dedicating production to Bill Clinton… . Overflow crowd for funeral of slain war journalist Steven Vincent. [Page Six, Page Six, Page Six]
• Robert Redford producing sequel to “The Candidate”… . BREAKING: Dems not enthused about second Kerry nom. [Cindy Adams]
• Possible tell-all by Peter Jennings’s ex dividing chattering class. [Liz Smith]

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