Gossip Roundup: Don't Drink the Water

*Reliable Source: Isaac Mizrahiis designing the uniforms for the Smithsonian's art conservators. . . Iranian rug, given to former Rep.Randy Cunninghamas a bribe, auctions for $10,000. [ WP ]

*Inside the Beltway: Clinton's birthplace in Hope, Arkansas will be named a national historic landmark. . . Rep.Charlie Gonzalez(D-Texas) needed an emergency appendectomy. [ WT ]

*Rush & Molloy: Democratic fundraisers are "testing the waters" forAl Gore. [ NYDN ]