• Under the Dome:McCain and Hillary are co-hosting a Hollywood bash tomorrow . . . Halle Berry may testify about domestic abuse. . . Sen. Cornyn (R-Texas) was not considered to replace O'Connor. [The Hill]

• Names & Faces:Gawker's Jessica Coen: "It's a scientific fact that all reporters are vain." [WP]

• The Scoop: Did Giuliani charge a London organization $85,000 for a speaking engagement? [MSNBC]

• Inside the Beltway:Chris Matthews: "If the war in Iraq were going better, we wouldn't still be asking how we got into it. But it isn't -- so we are." [WT]