Gossip Roundup: Ludacris & Scott
*Heard on the Hill: Fitness instructor at the Sports Club/LA makes anti-Bushremarks during a class attended byJenna BushandHenry Hager, who later complained. . . Celebrities attending the Correspondents dinner: Tiki Barber, Maura Tierney, Ken Mehlman, Joe Wilson, Valerie Plame, Peter Pace, Michael Strahan, James Denton, Isaiah Washington, Naomi Judd, Morgan Fairchild, Ludacris, andAnna Kournikova. . . Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute distributes "Coming Out Toolkit" to party officials and activists; Zogby poll finds that 74% of Americans "would 'definitely' or 'probably' continue to vote for an incumbent politician who shares their views if they later found out that person was gay or lesbian." [ Roll Call ]
*Inside the Beltway: Founder of the National Defense Council Foundation warnedKarl Rovein 2002 about the dire consequences of invading Iraq. [ WT ]
*Rush & Molloy: Sen.KerryandCaroline Kennedy Schlossbergattend book party for Sen.Kennedy, butClintonsteals the attention. [ NYDN ]
*Page Six: Mickey Kausaccuses The New York Times of puffery for writing a "PR-perfect" story aboutBill ClintonandRon Burkle. [ NYP ]