Gossip Roundup: Not Going to Be My Problem Edition
•Names & Faces: Kenneth Starrnamed dean of Pepperdine University School of Law. [ WP ]
•Under the Dome: Hunter S. Thompsonto pen book on 2004 race. . .Kerry'sbrother,Cameron Forbes,is compared toBobby Kennedy. . . "According to a source who spoke to[Orrin] Hatchen route [to the site of an alleged rape byWilliam Kennedy Smith], he said he was looking forward to ribbingKennedyabout the venue when he returned to the Hill.". . . Staffers inMinority Whip Steny Hoyer'soffice fed his dog ice cream, causing gas. "That's not going to be my problem," said one staffer. [ The Hill ]
•Heard on the Hill: Doddmay have aTrent Lottproblem with his admiration ofByrd. . .Tavis Smileysays "Jeopardy" questions were stacked against him: "What they did was a little janky to use ebonics. It was nasty, it was wrong, it was unfair. It was janky." [ Roll Call ]
•The Scoop: Sharptonwas guest preacher at a vigil forWhitney Houston.[ MSNBC ]
•Liz Smith: Vanity Fairto run its longest piece ever in the May issue: "Path to War: A Special Report - The Rush to Invade Iraq: The Ultimate Inside Account." [ NYP ]
•Cindy Adams: Bushto visit Ireland, then Turkey. . . Documentary onKerryto be released this summer. [ NYP ]
•Page Six: Monica Crowleywants to freeTeresa Heinz Kerryfrom being repressed by the campaign: "TheKerrycampaign hasTeresaunder house arrest." [ NYP ]