Gossip Roundup: Smoke 'em If You Got 'em
*Reliable Source: J. Robert Oppenheimerbiographers try to get his reputation restored, but reopening of case is nixed by judge's son ... Oscar Predictions: "Andrew Sullivan... pegs...Philip Seymour Hoffman...." (quote edited for hilarity). [ WP ]
*Under the Dome: Silvio Berlusconigets an enthusiastic reception from Italian-American Congressmen, includingPat Leahy, who is a "Grand Official of the Republic of Italy" ... Bottles of Pepto-Bismol sent to members of Congress by group protesting changes in state food-safety laws ...Sheila Jackson Lee(D-TX) makes rhetorical leap fromThomas Edisonto criticism of ports deal. ... Congress about to let smoking ban pass. [ The Hill ]
*Lloyd Grove: Senator Hillary Clinton(D-NY) bashes Ports deal. Her husbandBill, meanwhile, praises Dubai as an "ally," may have a financial stake in seeing them get the deal. [ NYDN ]