Gossip Roundup: Holding My Vote Hostage Edition
•Names & Faces: My Lifeapproaches millionth sold. . . Georgetown Ritz-Carlton sees bounce from "F9/11" [ WP ]
•Inside the Beltway: Bennett Roth'spool report: "While most of you [reporters] were getting your beauty sleep, your pooler was up this morning observing the parade of NATO leaders." [ WT ]
•Inside Politics: Rothenberg: "The most likely outcome right now in the fight for the House is anything from a small Democratic gain of a couple of seats to a small Republican gain of a couple of seats.". . .Sen. Allenaccused of being "pro-homosexual" by pro-family group. . .Starrplans to readClinton'smemoir. . . "Clinton'ssadomasochism, narcissism, Oedipus complex, fear of death, and his sexuality" are explored inThe Clintons Meet Freud. [ WT ]
•Liz Smith: "F9/11" and "The Passion" as Oscar nominees? [NYP ]
•Page Six: Shock thatLewinsky'spublicist misinforms the media. . .Dick MorrisonBill Clinton: He "suffers from ADD. If or when he doesn't get enough attention, he's disordered." [ NYP and NYP ]
•Rush & Molloy: Sean Combs, Russell Simmonsannoyed withKerry,but plan major protest of Rockefeller drug laws opposite GOP convention;Simmons: "Ninety percent of the black people will vote Democratic unless people get as angry as I'm getting and they start looking atRalph Nader." AddsCombs: "I'm holding my vote hostage until I hear what I expectKerryto say about health care and computers in schools". . .Clintongreets 2,000 in L.A. [ NYDN ]