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Earlier today, we questioned the relationship between vegetarianism and gay rights. Now we have our answer: MORE »

We’re not really sure of the connection between vegetarianism and gay rights — especially if one refrains, as we will, from making a tasteless “fruits and vegetables” joke. But we don’t need much of an excuse to post pictures of hot shirtless guys. MORE »

* Inside the Beltway: White House pool report notes the “appropriate droppings” of the Easter Bunny. . . Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) receives a letter from PETA after choking on meat during a fundraiser. [WT]
* Rush & Molloy: Jenna Bush was spotted with boyfriend Henry Hager at the Clarendon Whole Foods on Easter Sunday. [NYDN]

* Reliable Source: Fox News will not stage a party after the Radio & Television Correspondents Association Dinner. . . White House to host small “social dinner” tomorrow night to celebrate Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday. [WP]
* Under the Dome: “Law & Order” plot line strikes the GOP the wrong way. . . Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) seek temporary memorial in the Capitol Rotunda for soldiers killed in Iraq. [The Hill]
* Page Six: New book claims that Laura Bush took “hormone adjustment” to conceive twins. . . Blind item asks, “Which political reporter attends so-called ‘circuit parties’ while flying high on ecstasy?” [NYP]
* Inside the Beltway: Ben Bradlee is visiting the South Pacific for The New Yorker. . . PETA wants Antonin Scalia to stop killing fish. [WT]
* Rush & Molloy: Giuliani hits the ground in Iowa. . . Photos of Pataki’s daughter downing tequila land on the Internet. [NYDN]

* Reliable Source: Paramount Pictures buys the distribution rights for Al Gore’s environmental film. . . New Armani model is Bethesda native: “I’ve sort of branded myself as an intelligent guy. I would make a lot more money if I shut up and pretended to be dumb.”. . . John Hinckley’s girlfriend has been working as an inspector for the D.C. Department of Mental Health. [WP]
* Under the Dome: George Lucas will publicly voice support for Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today. [The Hill]
* Inside the Beltway: Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas): “The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I’m still very much alive.” [WT]
* The Scoop: PETA recommends that Cheney play tennis rather than hunt: “I hope that the man you mistook for a quail is doing well. I also hope that this brush with tragedy will convince you to rethink your recreational activities.” [MSNBC]

• Pentagon has a tentative plan to withdraw about 50,000 troops from Iraq over the next year. [WP]
• For oil executives who were involved in the energy task force, the truth depends on what the meaning of “participation” is. Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s (D-N.J.) definition: “If you’re doing anything more than breathing in the room when you’re there. Even if you’re a silent observer.” [WP]
• Bush allegedly talked to Tony Blair about bombing Al-Jazeera. Scott McClellan: “We are not interested in dignifying something so outlandish and inconceivable with a response.” [WP]
• FEMA will extend housing subsidies for Gulf Coast evacuees. [WP, NYT]
• Administration formally charges Jose Padilla ahead of Monday deadline; “the government has yet to settle on a consistent strategy for holding and punishing people it says are terrorists.” [NYT, NYT, WT, USAT, USAT]
• Judge delays decision on throwing out charges against Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas). [WP, LAT, NYT]

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• Reliable Source: Alito’s senior thesis found at Princeton. . . Wolf Blitzer has lost 15 pounds in two months. (From standing on camera all day, we presume). . . Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) introduces bill to investigate murder of Tupac Shakur. [WP]
• Rush & Molloy: New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller was reportedly convinced about WMDs after several private meetings with Paul Wolfowitz. . . PETA flack: “When we first heard that Dick Cheney was hunting pheasants, we thought that it might be a misspelling of ‘peasants.’ His hunt for Osama failed, so he’s now reduced to hunting small birds.” [NYDN]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Negative review of Maureen Dowd’s latest book is set to run in the New York Times on Sunday. Writes Kathryn Harrison, “Maureen Dowd comes across as someone who wants to be liked.” [NYDN]
• Cindy Adams: Oliver Stone is moving “gingerly” ahead on his 9/11 film. [NYP]
• Page Six: “Which strapping son of a cable TV talk show host has been selling marijuana on the side? The pot-puffing party boy, who’s supposedly pursuing an acting career, was overheard offering to sell two young lovelies weed at a recent fashion party.” [NYP]
• Fox 411: Warren Beatty is not interested in running for the governorship of California. [Fox News]

• Washington Whispers: Rolex watch given to John F. Kennedy from Marilyn Monroe is up for auction; its box includes poem, “And let me love or let me die!”. . . 81% in one poll can identify Roberts. . . Some Democrats irked by Clinton’s participation in Katrina aid. . . Chertoff has an evacuation plan for his family. . . DeLay has personal vow not to frown or whine. . . Margaret Spellings exercises to the Police, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, and the Carpenters. . . Romney’s religious credibility questioned by “Christian leaders.” [USN&WR]
• Inside the Beltway: Bush “took a rare break from mopping up Hurricane Katrina and bid farewell to Prince Bandar“. . . Bork’s son hawks shirts that say, “Renominate Bork! He’s tanned, rested and ready.” [WT]
• Rush & Molloy: Chuck D raps about Katrina: “Son of a Bush, how you gonna trust that cat?/ To fix [bleep] when help is stuck in Iraq?” [NYDN]
• The Scoop: Al Sharpton acted as “eyes and ears” of PETA for New Orleans. [MSNBC]

PETA has recruited Ron Jeremy for its latest campaign, which, surprisingly, has nothing to do with that animal-fucking farm in Washington state.
It’s actually promoting “spay and neuter” week, but we wonder if the campaign might actually be a stealth entry in their series of vegetarianism ads. One look at it and we did lose our taste for meat. MORE »