• Reliable Source: "Blond beauty queen-businesswoman" Marsha Ralls and D.C. Council member Jack Evans say they are just close friends, despite rumors of something more. . . Dennis Kucinich lunches with Sean Penn. . . Bono lunches with Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats. [WP]

• Inside Politics: Media Research Center study finds network news was "overwhelmingly negative in their portrayal of the Iraq war." [WT]

• Rush & Molloy: Judith Miller reportedly screamed at Bill Keller to soften the Times' Sunday critique of her work. . . Sandy Berger, Ron Klain join ABC's "Commander in Chief" as advisors. [NYDN]

• Page Six: Reporters in Albany joke that the Pirro campaign is "really a pilot for a Fox sitcom." [NYP]