* Reliable Source:Isaac Mizrahi is designing the uniforms for the Smithsonian's art conservators. . . Iranian rug, given to former Rep. Randy Cunningham as a bribe, auctions for $10,000. [WP]

* Inside the Beltway:Clinton's birthplace in Hope, Arkansas will be named a national historic landmark. . . Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas) needed an emergency appendectomy. [WT]

* Rush & Molloy: Democratic fundraisers are "testing the waters" for Al Gore. [NYDN]