• Under the Dome: Kerry writes preface to Langston Hughes collection. . . Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) complains about cereal including toy containing mercury. . . Press release names Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) Alice. . . Sen. Roberts distributes 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 for Bush's birthday. . . Thune solicits from Lautenberg. [Roll Call]

• Names & Faces: Bush bikes at Secret Service training facility in Beltsville. [WP]

• Washington Whispers: Bush uses fuck and shit as an "adjective, a verb, and a noun.". . . McCain may visit Antarctica to meet penguins. [USN&WR]

• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Kerry campaign commissions original music for ads. [NYDN]

• Rush & Molloy: Bush reportedly calls his daughters "a pain in the ass." [NYDN]

• The Scoop: Moore attacks 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 company’s strategic decisions." [MSNBC]

• Fox411: "F9/11" tops $60 million. [Fox News]