• Out & About: Senator Lindsey Graham roasts Bernard Shaw: "When Judy [Woodruff] called me to do this I said yes, and then I thought about it. I'm a white Republican from South Carolina about to make fun of a black man in front of every media outlet in the world." [WP]

• Washington Whispers: Jack, Emma Claire subdued by Gameboys, coloring books, and songs. . . Kerry's khakis and blue blazer appeal to red America. . . Revised Bush line: Cheney "doesn't have the waviest hair in the race. I didn't pick him for his hairdo." [USN&WR]

• Inside the Beltway: Luntz declared Bush lost debate in first fifteen minutes; his focus group was impressed by Kerry. [WT]

• Inside Politics: Brokaw sees "political jihad" on Internet. [WT]

• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Vanity Fair revisits attacks on McCain in 2000. . . Jennings has eaten sheep testicles. [NYDN]

• The Scoop: Sharon Bush won't sue Kitty Kelley. [MSNBC]