Gossip Roundup: Falling Stars

•Washington Whispers: Turns out many modern presidents don't like the Oval Office. . .Springsteenfor Senate? In Sen.Jon Corzine's dream. . . "International incident" may result when the National Zoo must turn over pandaTai Shanto China in two years. . . Sen.Barbara Boxer: "If liberals read [my novel] and it makes them happy, then I consider it a success." [ USN&WR ]

•Inside the Beltway: Bush's trip to the southwest includes fundraising stops for Sen.Jon Kyl(R-AZ) and Rep.Marilyn Musgrave(R-CO). [ WT ]

•Rush & Molloy: Jayson BlaironJudith Miller: "[A] lot of reporters there live by special rules. What scares people atThe Timesis how quickly you can switch from being a star to being vilified." [ NYDN ]