Gossip Roundup: Carville Keeps It Short
•Washington Whispers: Famous bubble-top Lincoln used byJackie KennedyandPope Paul VIexpected to net over $1m at auction. . . New book discoversLincolnwrote a poem about gay marriage. . . After the election,CarvilleandMatalinwent to Disney World;Carvillewriting book on strategy for future Democrats: "It will be sufficiently short that it won't require a great deal of thought.". . .Elizabeth Dolefor VP in '08?. . .Rove: 2004 "will be the last presidential campaign I'll ever do.". . .Carvilledenies leaking details ofClinton's conversation withKerrytoNewsweek. . .McCainenvisions memorial for Iraqi war veterans on the Mall. [ USN&WR ]
•Inside the Beltway: Rice's surprise party under tight wraps. [ WT ]
•Inside Politics: Brad Carson: "The culture war is real, and it is a conflict not merely about some particular policy or legislative item, but about modernity itself. Banning gay marriage or abortion would not be sufficient to heal the cultural gulf that exists in this nation." [ WT ]
•Rush & Molloy: Source claimsTenet"trashes"Ricein book proposal as "incompetent." [ NYDN ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Which New Yorkers are signing on to the administration? [NYDN ]
•Fox 411: Mooregunning for Best Picture Oscar. [ Fox News ]