• Reliable Source:Laura Bush makes quick trip to Georgetown Pottery Barn. . . Oprah spotted at D.C.L.A. D.C. gym. [uhm...yeah.] [stupid gym name.]. . Readers try to decipher Richard Clarke's fictional characters. [WP]

• Cindy Adams:Barbara Streisand reportedly turned down Kennedy Center Honor in anti-Bush move. . . Jeanine Pirro thought to leave Senate race on December 12th. [NYP]

• Rush & Molloy:Jeb Bush is "flattered" by Fidel Castro's fat joke. [NYDN]

• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown:Howard Stern on Iraq: "We give Saddam Hussein a nice shave, hand him back his old uniform, and put him back in office. . . This guy was unbelievable." [NYDN]