Gossip Roundup: Trouble in Cable News
•Washington Whispers: Administration officials invokeGeorge Washingtonin renewed effort to sell war. . .Aaron Brownreportedly losing standing at CNN. . .Jim Wallis, a "left-leaning evangelical," says "Deandoesn't understand religion very much.". . . White House staffers eat upClaremont Review of Books. [ USN&WR ]
•Under the Dome: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has already passed its annual allotment for paper and ink due toAbramoff-related printings. . .Kennedysqueezes into the Capitol subway, pleasing tourists. [ The Hill ]
•Names & Faces: Normally shinny Chevy Suburban carryingLauraand the twins in Botswana "had a lot of dust all over it". . . Television stylist believes "there's a tendency in D.C. for women to look a little frumpy." [ WP ]
•Page Six: Rovewas the main topic at a dinner-dance held last week byLally Weymouthand attended byPataki, Schumer, Soros, Walters, Tina Brown, Harry Evans, Fareed Zakariah. [ NYP ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Tension seen at MSNBC as a poster ofDan Abramsis replaced with one ofRita Cosby. [ NYDN ]