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Gossip Roundup: Couldn’t Cut It

Heard on the Hill: Claire Shipman gave 16 House Members a pop quiz on the lyrics of the national anthem for tonight’s Nightline… Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s office has been fielding funny messages from constituents following last week’s incident. “Oh yeah, right, Ambien my butt,” said one caller. [Roll Call]
Cindy Adams: The ousting of Porter Goss was an “emergency decision”… Rep. Patrick Kennedy knows “he couldn’t cut it” as president or senator. [NYP]
Page Six: Pataki, Romney, and Frist court big donors at the Kentucky Derby… Clinton and Vernon Jordan receive a standing ovation for eating “mountains” of food at a Harlem restaurant… Sen. Kennedy seen on the Acela with George Clooney and Ron Silver. [NYP]
Names & Faces: Sen. Obama, despite plea from Neil Young, has no plans to run in ‘08. [WP]
Inside the Beltway: James Carville reportedly likes Cosmo magazine… Wolf Blitzer’s daughter likes his beard. [WT]

Reliable Source: Michelle Kwan, Henry Kissinger, Tim Russert, Ron Silver, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Barbara Bush, and Donald Rumsfeld attended “very fancy luncheon” for Hu Jintao; the menu included “corn broth with dumpling, halibut and melon.” [WP]
Inside the Beltway: Pat Buchanan predicts divisions among conservatives are hitting a fever pitch. [WT]
Rush & Molloy: Democratic strategist David Sirota blames Clinton for job loss overseas. [NYDN]
Page Six: Ron Burkle is hosting a fundraiser for Sen. Clinton tonight in Beverly Hills. [NYP]
Cindy Adams: Dan Rather says he was audited four times during the Nixon presidency. [NYP]

Reliable Source: Laura Bush dropped two sizes after a year of private fitness classes; she works out three times a week at 8 a.m. [WP]
Rush & Molloy: Bloomberg, David Remnick, Bob Schieffer, Lesley Stahl, Kurt Andersen, Richard Holbrooke, and Ron Silver attended Joe Klein’s New York book party… Actor Dennis Hopper defends Bush. [NYDN]
Page Six: Cheney was accidentally shot on a hunting trip in the late ’90s… Emails from Aaron Sorkin to call girl are revealed in her new book. [NYP]