* Reliable Source:Jessica Simpson is visiting Capitol Hill next week. [WP]

* Inside the Beltway:Clarence Thomas invoked no laughter during the last Supreme Court term. [WT]

* Page Six: Blind item: "Which gorgeous, auburn-haired network news reporter was caught in the act with a married assignment editor? Seems they ducked into the office of a reporter they thought was out of town, but the other reporter suddenly opened the door and found her colleague giving the boss oral sex. The official story is they were just 'talking.'". . . Tomorrow night's Gridiron Club will bridge partisan divide with humor. [NYP]

* Cindy Adams:Barbara Bush's former press secretary and close friend of Condoleezza Rice, Michael Ovitz, plans to write a book. . . Two endings were made for "Thank You For Smoking." [NYP]