Lovely Lady Stumps

* Heard on the Hill: Before the freezer, there was the briefcase. In addition to multiple charges of bribery and racketeering, Rep. William Jefferson (D-La) is faced with one count of obstruction of justice due to a 2005 incident in which he tried to pull a switcheroo on an FBI agent during a raid of his home. The agent was not amused. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Send your thanks to Bono for the Bush and Condoleezza Rice cover of Vanity Fair, not the staff of Vanity Fair. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Richard Dreyfus and Newt Gingrich bump into each other and speak civilly about civics and alternative histories…Even Republicans don’t like Republicans. [Examiner]
* Shenanigans: Joe Scarborough is insisting that he didn’t call Fred Thompson’s wife a stripper: he was only asking if she is a fan of Carmen Electra’s Strip to Fit. [Politico]
* The Sleuth: Fox News thinks they all look the same and that they all look like criminals. [WP]
* Page Six: Porn star Savanna Samson wants to “stump” for Rudy Giuliani. [NYP]