Gossip Roundup: Meeting the Penguins Edition
•Under the Dome: Kerrywrites preface toLangston Hughescollection. . .Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.)complains about cereal including toy containing mercury. . . Press release namesRep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.)Alice. . .Sen. Robertsdistributes lavender soap and bath salts at Republican luncheon. [ The Hill ]
•Heard on the Hill: Two Hill staffers to compete in Miss D.C. pageant. . . DCCC collects haikus forBush'sbirthday. . .Thunesolicits fromLautenberg.[ Roll Call ]
•Names & Faces: Bushbikes at Secret Service training facility in Beltsville. [ WP ]
•Washington Whispers: Bushuses fuck and shit as an "adjective, a verb, and a noun.". . .McCainmay visit Antarctica to meet penguins. [ USN&WR ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Kerrycampaign commissions original music for ads. [ NYDN ]
•Rush & Molloy: Bushreportedly calls his daughters "a pain in the ass." [ NYDN ]
•The Scoop: Mooreattacks Disney for distributing "America's Heart & Soul": "Disney joining forces with the right wing kooks who have come together to attempt to censor 'Fahrenheit 9/11' must mean that Dumbo is now in charge of the companys strategic decisions." [ MSNBC ]
•Fox411: "F9/11" tops $60 million. [Fox News ]