• Under the Dome:Matt Cooper likes his jokes dirty. . . Abramoff reportedly hawking his stake in Signatures restaurant. . . Texas A&M seems posed to house George W.'s library. [The Hill]

• Rush & Molloy:Lieberman introduces McCain as "the next President of the United States"; Lieberman calls him "the next chief rabbi of Israel." [NYDN]

• Cindy Adams:Russert gets questions by e-mailing the opposition of his guests for their "toughest questions." [NYP]

• Inside the Beltway: White House correspondent claims Lanny Davis. [WT]