Gossip Roundup: Abstinent Campaign
*Reliable Source: Stephen Colbertto headline White House Correspondents' Association dinner. . .Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, George Shultz, andCharles Krauthammerpartied at Cafe Milano on Friday. . . Italian Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconipledges abstinence until election in April. [ WP ]
*Under the Dome: Sen.McCain's home is a tough sell at $3.75m. . . Sen.Cornyn(R-Texas) lampooned Sen.Kennedy(D-Mass.) with remarks onAlito. . . ComedianSteve Carellruns for Congress in upcoming film. [ The Hill ]
*Inside Politics: Sen.Ensign(R-Nev.) suffers slight injuries after head-on collision with sleepy driver. . .BushcallsBill Clinton"my new brother". . .Tony Blair's son begins congressional internship today. [ WT ]
*Page Six: "Enviro-babe and screenwriter"Nora Maccobylikely behindBush's State of the Union environmentalism. [ NYP ]
*Liz Smith: Chip Reidmarried on Jan. 2. [ NYP ]
*Rush & Molloy: Bill Clintonuses Davos forum to state, for the record, that he is not married toJohn McCain. [ NYDN ]