* Reliable Source:Condoleezza Rice plays a duet with Marvin Hamlisch at International Women's Day celebration attended by Laura Bush, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito, Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzales, Michael Chertoff, and John Negroponte. . . John Ashcroft and wife Janet attend mandatory ethics course to complete their induction to the D.C. Bar. . . Jack Abramoff shows Vanity Fair photos of him with Newt Gingrich, who denies knowing the former lobbyist. . . Ann Richards, former Texas governor, has cancer of the esophagus. [WP]

* Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: The James Carville and Luke Russert sports show launches March 17th on XM Radio. [NYDN]

* The Scoop:Madonna supports Hillary '08: "I don