Gossip Roundup: Eyes Wide Shut
•Under the Dome: Menendezwants lawmakers and journalists to switch jobs for a day. . . Mandarin Oriental offers $650 glass of cognac. . .Abercrombiebench-presses 268 pounds for his 67th birthday. [ The Hill ]
•Inside the Beltway: Bushleaves reporter to come home "stag". . .Nancy Reaganturns 84 today. . .Snoweregisters the "highest constituent-approval rating of all Republican senators." [ WT ]
•Names & Faces: Bushesavoided the July 4th spotlight. . . Fairmont Hotel employs black Labrador puppy to greet guests. [ WP ]
•Ben Widdicombe's Gatecrasher: Blind item asks, "Which fair and balanced face of Fox News likes to trawl for much younger men at a certain trendy dive bar on W. 40th St.? Hint: It's not one of the girls." [NYDN ]
•Page Six: Blind item inquires, "Which politician's daughter gave herself an eye-catching 18th-birthday present? The second her trust fund kicked in, the club-hopping cutie got a boob job. Years later, she's still glad she enhanced her assets