Gossip Roundup: Last-Minute Avalanche of Mud
•Reliable Source: Stephanopoulos' dog bites boy. . .SchwarzeneggersaysShriverwithheld sex for two weeks for his convention speech. [ WP ]
•Under the Dome: Corzinedescribes job as DSCC chair as "somewhere between beingMichael Jackson's lawyer and his surgeon.". . .Bush's tailor blames president's arms for bulge. . . CNN to occupy Nasdaq Marketsite for election night. [ The Hill ]
•Inside the Beltway: Clinton: "This race truly is too close to call. The outcome in state after state will be determined by whether our side can respond to the last-minute avalanche of mud we fully expect to come our way." [ WT ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: O'Reillyjokes don't fly at Fox News party. [ NYDN ]
•Rush & Molloy: Jaggermute on election. . .Campbell Brownreportedly datingDan Senor. [ NYDN ]
•Page Six: Stewart, Carlson, Begalatalked for over 90 minutes after "Crossfire."Carlson: "I gave him my cellphone and said, 'Call me any time when you wanna talk about how evil we are'. . . We've had a lot of hostile guests, but calling me a dick or making fun of my bow tie is not gonna rattle my cage. It's not like I haven't heard that before. I would think he would have had something more clever to say." [ NYP ]
•The Scoop: ET'sMaria MenounossaysBushflirted with her, but, said flack, "she was totally joking." [ MSNBC ]