* Reliable Source: Ridley Scott, the Coen Brothers, Stephen Spielberg: oh my!... Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates chimes in on lyme disease and President Bush. [WP]

* Yeas and Nays: Origins of the phrase "axis of evil" reveal a trifecta of plagiarism... Eleanor Holmes Norton still on Earth... Sen. Ted Kennedy's "hideaway" office gets redecorated... Robert Novak feels the heat, but won't let it stop him from wearing three-piece suits... Former Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully has a bone to pick with Michael Gerson. [Examiner]

* Shenanigans: Stephen Herbits crosses the party line, serving as a GLBT advisor to HRC. [Politico]

* The Sleuth: Rep. Randy Kukl didn't really want to shoot the hippies. [WP]