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In New York, the Joan’s Legacy Strolling Supper to benefit lung cancer research is auctioning off some doozies. One of which, is spending election night in the NBC control booth. Weirdos. [Page Six]

“Could Joe Torre be going from the House that Ruth Built to the White House if he’s ousted by George Steinbrenner? Maybe, if Rudy Giuliani gets elected. In his new book, ‘The Undecided Voter’s Guide to the Next President,’ Time magazine editor-at-large Mark Halperin asked the leading presidential candidates whom they’d put in their Cabinet. Most refused, except for Giuliani, who gave one name: Torre.” [Page Six]

Page Six, whose commitment to accuracy is matched only by anonymous blog commenters and unbalanced street people, reports a stunning development today: Did Shaha Ali RZA dump Shoeless Paul Wolfowitz? Maybe! It’s possible! Hell, they read it on a website! MORE »

• Rush & Molloy: Diane Sawyer most demanding VIP in Martha’s Vineyard. Bill and Hillary Clinton appear everywhere at once. Newt Gingrich pitches Hillary-esque sit-com. [NYDN]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Hillary Clinton and Gail Sheehy catfight looms (first item). [NYDN]
• Cindy Adams: Some guy from Wyoming trashes Ann Coulter (first item). [NYP]
• The Reliable Source: Ken Mehlman wants to share Bush’s b-day presents with all Republicans (second item). Karl Rove stares at the walls (third item). [WP]
• Liz Smith: President Bush a member of the “60 in ‘06″ club. Other members include Diane Sawyer, Liza Minnelli, and Cher. [NYP]

• Page Six: Donald Trump defends the biggest, swankiest flag ever [NYP]
• Cindy Adams: Cindy predicts Michael Ripoff’s demise. [NYP]
• Liz Smith: Anthony Kennedy whoops it up with Lally Weymouth. [NYP]
• The Reliable Source: Hillary Duff, Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton spotted in the area. [WP]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Will Bloomberg run for President? Signs point to… maybe! [NYDN]

• Names & Faces: Art Buchwald takes a break … Dallas Austin pardoned in Dubai. [WP]
• Page Six: Rudy Giuliani shares campaign ambitions with some party-goers, snubs others. [NYP]
• Daily Dish: Andrew Cuomo gets campaign support from the guy who allegedly ruined his marriage. [NYDN]
• Under the Dome: Presumed Bill Frist replacement works for the NASCAR vote. [The Hill]

* Additional analysis of the Plamegate leak scandal. This isn’t looking too good for the president. [Andrew Sullivan] MORE »

Okay, this was the blind item we asked you about:

WHICH daughter of a high-powered politician should be more careful about telling people of her raging cocaine habit? The misguided girl wrote an e-mail to pals saying, “I did blow all night - it was wild!”

Among the commenters, several names emerged. One suggested Ashley Biden, who was previously arrested in Chicago; but the charge was obstructing a police officer, not a drug charge. Another raised Noelle Bush as a possibility, which drew a scoffing response: “Noelle Bush doing coke’s not news.”

Given that the item appeared in the New York Post, several suggested that the daughter in question probably has a New York connection. Chelsea Clinton was jokingly named (jokingly, since she’s probably too much of a goody-goody to do coke).

Georgina Bloomberg was another guess. Well, she does have a pierced tongue — and wears a $1,600 gown while riding a horse. That’s pretty nutty!

We got lots of emails on this too. We share the contents of them with you after the jump (because they’re too scandalous to put on the main page).

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From our friends at Page Six: MORE »

In yesterday’s guessing game, we asked you for guesses on two blind items: MORE »

This afternoon’s Pentagon briefing brought Maureen Dowd’s latest column to our attention (because, truth be told, we don’t read her religiously). We came across the passage that Donald Rumsfeld was questioned about: MORE »