• Reliable Source:Laura has lightened her hair color and lost 20 pounds over two years. [WP]

• Inside the Beltway:McAuliffe speechless on successor. [WT]

• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown:Jenna's hand signal means "Hook 'em horns" in Texas, "bullshit" in sign language. [NYDN]

• Rush & Molloy:Anthony Kennedy Shriver to run for Florida governorship? [NYDN]

• Cindy Adams:Powell: "New York is a tough town. I love it, but I'm going to live in Virginia and never run for office. My first official, non-secretary of state Day, I'll sleep late. Maybe until 8." [NYP]