Gossip Roundup: Sharpening Pencils

•Rush & Molloy: Dowd, Tierneydated!Dowd: "[He told] me we weren't getting married because he was involved with a rich, beautiful woman, and anyhow, he had never really loved me.". . .Oprahenthusiastically supportsObama: "He has to sharpen his pencils first before he can go at it." [ NYP ]

•Inside Politics: House may vote on investigation intoGannon/Guckertif a few Dems have their way. [ WT ]

•Names & Faces: Rep.Crowley(D-N.Y.) joinsJeff "Skunk" BaxterofSteely Danfor guitar strumming at fundraiser tonight. [ WP ]

•Page Six: Steve Forbeson commercial flight with theOsbournes. [ NYP ]