Gossip Roundup: Switching Teams
•Under the Dome: Media consultant switches parties after suing Republican candidate for unpaid fees. . . Rep.Clay Shaw(R-Fla.) is undergoing surgery today to remove cancerous tumor. [ The Hill ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Vanity FairdescribesPatrick Fitzgeraldas obsessed with work. "He has an almost puritanical view of the world: You're either a sinner or you're saved," says a New Jersey attorney. [ NYDN ]