In today's column: Renewed hostilities in the Late Night Shots vs. Wonkette feud. Leathery Keith Richards flacks for Louis Vuitton luggage. Queen Rania, Gilbert Arenas, Christy Turlington, Paul Sorvino around town.

Reliable Source columnist Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts were online Wednesday, March 5, at Noon ET to discuss your favorite gossip.

Recently: The will.i.am/Obama videos and the Nicholson/Clinton videos -- cool or not cool? Dave Chappelle-- smokin'! Superlawyer Bob Bennett: It's better to be lucky than good. How'd Hillary and Amy Poehler get those matching jackets? The Food Network fraud has an embarassing D.C. trip. Don King skips D.C.'s Don King Day. Anna Kournikova's ex-hubby the hot new bachelor in town.

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A transcript follows.

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Amy Argetsinger: Wow, look at all the questions today! Thanks! You're the best. Let's see if any of these questions are, you know, good.

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LNS/Wonkette Incident: Breaking of the Barbie camera is one of the most petty, ridiculous things you've ever reported on. I always figured that camera would end up in some Smithsonian Museum of American History or Newseum display on Web site in modern culture....

washingtonpost.com: Wonkette Party Crash

Amy Argetsinger: I hope you all have read by now about the major (alleged) clique warfare smackdown in today's column. Here's also a link to the infamous web video on Wonkette.

But to clarify -- Liz Glover's legendary pink and green Barbie Polaroid is alive and well and intact. It was her videocam that was (allegedly) broken by Reed Landry.

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Event with Queen Rania: Was that the one that Reese Witherspoon also attended?

washingtonpost.com: It's Good to Be the Queen ( Reliable Source, March 5)

Amy Argetsinger: Not to the best of our knowledge. Reese is kind of short, but she does kind of command a room's attention. If you saw reference to her hanging with Rania, it was probably one of Rania's NYC events earlier this week.

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Luis Vuitton: Now that they have Keith Richards as their spokesmodel, do you think we'll find out who has the ugly bag?

washingtonpost.com: The Source Quote ( Reliable Source, March 5)

Amy Argetsinger: We're hoping to enlist Keef as a confidential informant.

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LiLo's Mom's reality show: Seriously -- who is going to watch this?

Amy Argetsinger: Anyone?

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Wheaton, Md.: Come on, why ya gotta be hatin' on Keith? You just don't do that to a legend. Oh, and he's shorter than you would think.

Roxanne Roberts: It's not hating to say he looks like a weather-beaten leather purse. And everyone's (well, almost everyone) shorter than you think. When and where did you size him up?

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Washington Post: I heard a rumor that somewhere in this town there exists Chuck Brown bobbleheads. Do either of you have one, maybe as an item of "swank" bequeathed on you after one of your many social events? And if so, may I bid on it?

Amy Argetsinger: According to some tiny print on Chuck Brown's MySpace page, this is possibly true. I'm afraid if I got one in a swag bag, though, I'd have to give it to the Style Invitational for them to offer as a prize.

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Re: Lilo's Mom's Reality Show: Oh, I absolutely will watch. It's like a hybrid mix between Real Housewives of OC, that movie Best in Show, and Intervention.

It. Will. Be. Awesome.

Amy Argetsinger: A ringing endorsement, that one.

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Washington, D.C.: It's 11:34 a.m. I've already had two cups of instant office-provided coffee, read every article of interest in The Post, wasted non-related work Internet quota time on a few gossip sites, redone my hair, sent the necessary e-mails for the day...

The only thing better than having this chat on a day when my boss is out of town is moving it up a few minutes. And making it last four hours longer. Have any faxes you need me to send?!

Roxanne Roberts: So cute! Really, who sends faxes anymore? It's an e-mail world, we just live in it. But you're adorable to offer.

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She weirds me o,UT: What's up with Crystal Koons. I always feel a bit uneasy when her TV ads come on, yet I'm a bit fascinated by her. I'm sure that she's a pretty wealthy gal. What else should we know about her?

Amy Argetsinger: From the Koons dealership? I know I should be familiar with these ads, but I'm not, maybe because of my no-cable-having ways. (BTW, I'm told that this condition is curable -- am consulting with professionals and may have the operation soon.) So you tell me -- what's her deal?

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A ticket with both Obama and Hillary: You know what would be fun about this? The spouses campaigning together, doing photo ops, etc!

Roxanne Roberts: Bill Clinton and Cindy McCain? That could be interesting, but perhaps not in the way you meant....or did you?

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Cambridge, Mass.: Why won't will.i.am go away?

Roxanne Roberts: Because he's been told too many times he's a genius, and they never go away. Get ready for the next Obama video, and another, and another......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Yes, he can.

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Virginia: So, will Keith Richards's next move be to portray Gollum (that nasty little creature always bothering Elijah Wood) in a Lord of the Rings remake?

Amy Argetsinger: No matter what you may say about him now, it should be noted that from about 1963 to 1972, Keith Richards was one of the sexiest men on the planet.

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Liz Glover's legendary pink and green Barbie Polaroid is alive and well and intact: But what's she going to do for film, now that Polaroid's going to quit manufacturing it? Stockpile a warehouse-full of it?

Amy Argetsinger: You know, I meant to ask her this yesterday. Clearly, another reason we are going to have to write about Liz Glover soon. She's the gift that keeps on giving, as we say in newspapers.

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RE: Wonkette Party Crash: Watching this makes me want to move away from D.C. A bunch of jerks who think they're better than everyone else because they have their own exclusive partying club.

Roxanne Roberts: Not so fast. There are jerks in every city who think they're better than everyone else. But you do want to smack them a little, don't you?

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Baltimore, Md.: Hi ladies. I'm a Montgomery County native living in Baltimore for the past two years for grad school. I'll graduate in May and always envisioned moving back to the D.C. area to work and live. But when you mentioned that Jenna Bush and her finance and apparently everyone are house hunting in Baltimore, I started to question my relocation back home. Is B'more about to blow up and I am prepping to leave on the verge of a Charm City renaissance? Who should win this Beltway battle?

Amy Argetsinger: Oh, everyone's moving to Baltimore. It's nothing new. This started about six or seven years ago, on account of the D.C. housing market going nuclear, and it's been just terrible. I had to go out and make all new friends. But yes, dollar for dollar, you can get a bigger nicer house in a cooler neighborhood -- you can probably get a whole rowhouse for what you'd pay for a two-bedroom condo here -- the tradeoff being you then have to drive an hour or more to get to D.C.

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Fedorov and Kournikova: This bit confused me a little. Is he saying that she didn't want to stay married? You'd have to be a pretty dumb guy to dump her, so I'm guessing that was the case. Maybe the "two career" pressure thing?

Amy Argetsinger: Sergei Fedorov has been rather cryptic about his marriage to Anna Kournikova, though the clear implication was that she wanted out. Poor guy. Anna then moved on pretty quickly to Enrique Iglesias.

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Source mysteries: You should do a column with updates (or lack thereof) on several mysteries you have reported -- what happened the statues of the dog and the Venus? Who stole the art and ransomed it for Monopoly money? Who has the over-priced purse? Am I forgetting any?

Amy Argetsinger: Oh, you're right, good idea.... There was also the mystery of who erected the weird shrine to Mary Pinchot Meyer on the C&O Canal towpath last month; we actually got a call from the guy who did it, but then we just got around to writing about it. Any other lingering mysteries from The Reliable Source we need to clear up? Please remind us, here or at reliablesource@washpost.com.

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Chris Core?: Do you know where radio legend Chris Core will wind up working? I'm horrified that WMAL could let such a treasure go, and can't help but think that some astute employer will snap him up right away.

Amy Argetsinger: Sad about Chris Core -- and no, he hasn't landed anywhere yet.

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Celebrity chef Robert Irvine: I KNEW something wasn't right about this guy. I just knew it! Why do all these TV celebs pad their resumes like that? Don't they know we're eventually going to find out? Someone else did this on America's Next Food Network Star (is that the name of the show?) The guy I'm thinking of was going to be in the final 2 and had to step down because he lied on his resume.

Roxanne Roberts: You're thinking of Jag. He made it to the final two last season, and then the network discovered he lied about being in the military (Marines, I think). I think people lie when they're starting out to get a foot in the door, then they're afraid to fess up. But the Irvine case is really bad, since he's been on the air for a couple years. You'd think someone at the network would have double checked. Then again, it happens all the time. Check out Bob Thompson's piece today about the author who lied about being in a gang.

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Bill Clinton and Cindy McCain?: No, Roxanne -- Obama is married to Michelle. She doesn't resemble Cindy McCain much at all.

Roxanne Roberts: The chatter said "spouses."

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Jenna and Henry: But is there word on why they are moving to Baltimore? Has he got his post MBA job lined up? Legg Mason? T Rowe Price? Black and Decker? What could it be?

Amy Argetsinger: Good question, I like the way you think. Wouldn't it be cool if he got a job working for David Simon? Then we'd just need Jenna to start a charity with Gilbert Arenas, and all of my obsessions will coalesce into one.

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Washington, D.C.: Good morning Ladies,

Any truth to the rumors that Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer and only weeks to live? I've heard it on TV, radio and seen it on the Internet this morning and sadly I'm starting to think it's true although no comment has been issued from his PR person.

Amy Argetsinger: This is what the National Enquirer is reporting, which means it's either true or it's not.

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Spouses: Duh, it would be Bill and Michelle, not Bill and Cindy.

Roxanne Roberts: Um....that was a joke, people.

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washingtonpost.com: True or False: Book Publishers Can Avoid the Agony of Deceit ( Post, March 5)

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Washington, D.C.: You know what really bugs me? Not necessarily the union between Benji Madden and Paris Hilton but the fact that she has started to dress different since they've been spotted together. Really Paris? A black leather jacket, a graphic tattoo-like printed T-shirt? Fedoras? Ughhhhhh. Shove yourself back into your Tarte T-shirts and your ridiculous ice-cream colored sun dresses.

I was trying to think of other celeb couples that have started to look like their mates. Thoughts?

Amy Argetsinger: Good question. In "Learning to Fly," the epic, 700-page autobiography of Posh Spice, there's a passage in which Posh describes the night she and Beckham went out to a party both dressed head to toe in black leather biker gear, and notes that "back then, it was rare for couples to go out dressed alike" -- implying... that now it's common? I don't know, the only thing that comes to mind is that picture from maybe five years ago of Britney Spears wearing a faded-denim ball gown with Justin Timberlake in what looked like a matching faded-blue leisure suit. Am I the only person who has been unable to scratch this image from my brain?

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Falls Church, Va.: Amy, I feel I haven't sent you any nonsensical ramblings about my lack of a personal life via Facebook for at least three days.

Can I make it up to you somehow?

Love,

Josh

(no, I'm not drinking at work, thank you)

Amy Argetsinger: I think you just did.

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The tradeoff being you then have to drive an hour or more to get to D.C. : Or take the train!

Amy Argetsinger: Remember one of the local TV news shows did an expose about people drinking on the MARC commuter train? There's news you can use!

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Woodbridge, Va.: What do you think of the fact that no White House kids (none that I can think of, anyway) want to live/work in Washington? I'm starting with Margaret Truman and going through administrations to Jenna and Barbara. Is this just part of the growing up process, or is it really that horrible here?

When the wedding announcement broke and we were all wondering where it would be, one of you said that Jenna does not consider the WH home. Apparently no one does.

Roxanne Roberts: Let me play Dr. Roberts:

I think that being a president's kid goes against all the thing's children want---They're under constant pressure to behave and not embarrass the family, their parents are always busy, they can't do anything normal....it's probably a pain most of the time.

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There are jerks in every city who think they're better than everyone else.: Yes, but the entire culture and media don't revolve around them.

One day I turned a page in The Washington Post and just got oversaturated with the cult of power and wealth in D.C. and moved away. I am happy to report that other cities have diverse culture and value many other things than just power and wealth.

Roxanne Roberts: I'm guessing you're not in New York, LA, Chicago....

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D.C., D.C.: This is way late but I think I saw Sharon Osbourne at National Airport on Friday Feb 1. I was at TGI Friday's waiting for a late flight and there was almost no one in the airport. We were both seated at tiny tables and the way we were seated meant we were facing each other. She was on her cellphone for SERIOUSLY 20 minutes, the whole time I waited for food and devoured my chicken fingers with honey mustard sauce. She wasn't talking, just holding the phone up to her ear. I wonder if it was to keep people from coming up to her.

Roxanne Roberts: And you're telling us NOW? You were in a coma or something?

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Washington: What do you think -- Valerie Bertinelli have a chance to be the next Oprah?

Amy Argetsinger: Thanks for asking. Valerie Bertinelli is developing a talk show, and yes, definitely, she's got that potential.

You know, of course, that this was all my idea? I met Valerie Bertinelli last year at the Bloomberg party following the White House Correspondent's Dinner, and she was just so nice and engaging and likeable, this great bundle of charisma that I knew just HAD to be channeled into something, though probably not another acting career at this point, and probably not politics, which leaves only one option. So after mulling this over Veuve Cliquot, I walked back to her and said, "You're going to have your own talk show in six months!" And she said, "from your mouth to God's ears!" or something sort of like that... And, well, the rest is history.

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Arlington, Va.: Ever wonder if Tracy Morgan is as funny in person as he is on 30 Rock? Wonder no more! I went to see his show at Lisner Auditorium Saturday night and he was terrible! I've never seen so many people walk out of a comedy show. He was getting some laughs from people who don't know any better, but everyone around me was just silent for 90 percent of the show. His act consists of really dated material like Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton jokes, as well as the most disgustingly graphic sexual "stories" (there were no punchlines here.) Just thought I'd share. (By the way, I love filthy comics like Joe Rogan. I just ask that they have actual jokes.)

Amy Argetsinger: Very interesting.

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Look-a-like mates: Hasn't it been noted that Brad Pitt takes on the hair color of his current partner, and their interests -- pseduo rock with Juliette Lewis, Hollywood social life with Aniston and global philanthropy with Jolie?

Other than the time he channeled Billy Idol when he first started dating Jolie, of course, unless there was something we never knew about those two. Allegedly.

Amy Argetsinger: And remember when he and Gwyneth Paltrow had the same hair cut, around the time of "Sliding Doors"?

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Couples that look alike: How about TomKat, with matching hair? Or how Brad Pitt's hair color seems to always match that of his significant other?

Amy Argetsinger: Yes, yes...

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Gilbet Arenas: When he's back to basketball, will he have less time for blogging? If so, what will you do then?

Amy Argetsinger: I'm worried about that. He doesn't blog nearly enough for my liking -- maybe only once every 10 days or so.

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President's kids working in D.C: What about George W? Son of George HW?

Roxanne Roberts: Oops. My bad. But wait---he hates Washington, too!

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Arlington, Va.: Isn't the whole Polaroid thing played out? I mean it was hot a couple years back in N.Y. but now I see every Dick and Jane walking around with one at these parties.

Amy Argetsinger: Oh, "hot a couple years ago back in NY" blah blah blah. Though Liz Glover did note that while everyone in D.C. shuns her Barbie Polaroid, folks in NYC are always happy to see it.

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Okaaaaaaaaaay: besides you, who would watch a talk show with Valerie Bertinelli? How many of y'all out there even know what she did before she married E.V-Halen? Maybe she could have Marie Osmond and her dolls as her first guest...

Amy Argetsinger: All I know is, she'll probably have a way better talk show than some of those people they give talk shows to, like that guy from first season "Apprentice" and Tootie from "Facts of Life," or that guy who wrote the "He's Just Not That Into You" book...

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Secret Service: Former presidents get Secret Service protection, but do their children who are grown and gone -- like Chelsea and the Bush twins after Jan. 2009?

Roxanne Roberts: Nope. Former presidents and first ladies get protection for their lifetime, according to the Secret Service Web site, but former First Kids only until age 16---so Jenna, Barbara and Chelsea are on their own. Of course, if Hillary wins in November, I'm guessing Chelsea gets a security detail.

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The spouses campaigning together: I'm surprised I never thought of this... should Hilary become president, Bill will probably hang out with the VP's wife. Trouble there? Kind of reminds me of that movie with Sarah Jessica Parker.. what was it, the family stone? Where the two couples just switched mates?

Amy Argetsinger: Wow.

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Re: Keith Richards: That man abused himself for years, how is it he's still alive?

Amy Argetsinger: He's ageless, timeless, lace and fine-ness, beauty and elegance.

No, seriously, he's indestructible. After the nuclear war, it will just be him and the cockroaches and Liz Taylor.

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Washington, D.C.: I heard on the radio the other day that there is a rumor that Scarlett Johanson will do a CD of Tom Waits' covers and it will be produced by David Bowie. That can't be true, can it? I am having trouble visualizing Scarlett warbling "Tom Trabert's Blues"

Amy Argetsinger: I thought this album came out like a year ago and that we had already mocked and dismissed it, but apparently we've just been eagerly anticipating its forthcoming release in May. David Bowie is not the producer, but he contributed to two tracks.

So for those of you who enjoyed her "singing" on the will.i.am/Obama video...

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City slickers: I can't vouch for L.A. or Chicago, but I have lived in New York and Washington, and there is a definite difference between each city's self-important jerk population. In New York, everyone's drunk on money. In Washington, everyone's drunk on power.

But you know, self-important jerks are everywhere. Doesn't every medium-sized town have some people who think they're the royalty of the country club, the Rotary club, the shopping mall?

Roxanne Roberts: My theory: EVERY town, no matter how small, has at least one jerk. Let's just say every place has five percent. I think it's human nature. The bigger the city, the more jerks.

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The Wire: I go and turn on my On Demand Monday expecting to watch the last Wire, and they aren't showing it. What gives? This is an outrage. How are we expected to wait for Sunday?

Amy Argetsinger: Apparently they didn't want any spoilers from the finale leaking out. Fine by me.

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SNL sketch: So has there been another SNL sketch less worthy of becoming water cooler talk than the Clinton-Obama debate parody two weeks ago? It was NOT funny! A one-gag sketch stretched out to 3 minutes. Yes, I know that SNL is filled with this kind of filler, but the ones that become TV touchstones are at least funny and well done. If Clinton hadn't referred to this one during a real debate, maybe it would have just disappeared. It's not worthy! It's not worthy!

Amy Argetsinger: Oh, it was okay. Not earth-shattering, not bad. A decent return after months off the air. What did anyone think of Fred Armisen's Obama imitation? I thought it was pretty good; the guy is hard to imitate..

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Falls Church, Va.: I thought that Jenna would have been pushed to have a White House wedding in order to raise Bush in the polls -- people would have had a lot of positives around being able to see that event.

Roxanne Roberts: Nah---Bush isn't running for re-election and even if he was, I don't think they would have pressured Jenna to get married here. The family has always given the twins a lot of freedom to make their own choices.

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Bertinelli follow-up: Were you really mulling over her talk show future over a Veuve Cliquot, or did you just add that for our benefit? I mean, most people can't remember what they drank last night, much less at a party last year. Incidentally, nice description of a party we all should have crashed.

Amy Argetsinger: When they bring out the good stuff, I remember. At the '06 Bloomberg party (where I talked to Ludacris and Ace from American Idol), the champagne was Taittinger.

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Richmond, Va.: I always thought of Valerie Bertinelli as pretty air headed --giggling, shrugging shoulders, saying 'whatever.' I can't imagine her hosting a talk show.

Amy Argetsinger: No, not at all -- she's got this down-to-earth, grounded kind of charisma. Think Rachael Ray except "likeable" and "not annoying."

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Alexandria, Va.: Is Liz Glover famous for having a Barbie Polaroid, or is there something else about her that should make me care who she is? I'm afraid to say I have no idea who she is.

Amy Argetsinger: That's okay -- she's mostly famous for being in our column for being the girl at parties who scares VIPs with her Barbie Polaroid. And then she has a cult following among Wonkette readers.

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Sharon Osbourne: Does she really count as a celebrity anymore? Would you have written about her if the above correspondent had notified you in a more timely fashion?

Roxanne Roberts: The caller has a point. Amy says yes. I say yes because of the 20-minute cell call.

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It will just be him and the cockroaches and Liz Taylor. : And Liz's diamonds, of course.

Amy Argetsinger: Diamonds are forever.

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Amy's operation: Amy, if you get cable go with Verizon if FiOS is available in your area. The HD is much superior to Comcast (and so is the customer service).

Amy Argetsinger: HD? Oh, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

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How many of y'all out there even know what she did before she married E.V-Halen?: I used to watch her on that sitcom, One Day at a Time.

Roxanne Roberts: For you youngsters---she was adorable on the show.

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RE: His act consists of really dated material like Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton jokes: Sounds like Jay Leno! Except Jay has 2 other topics -- teachers who sleep with their students, and how American is getting fat.

Amy Argetsinger: Good stuff!

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There are jerks in every city who think they're better than everyone else: I'll vouch for that, even in my podunk Midwest town.

Roxanne Roberts: See?

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Spitzer at Central: I wrote in about this last week, but maybe too late... The Friday night before last I think it was...

Amy Argetsinger: Yeah, didn't see that one. Are we talking Eliot Spitzer? (Must be -- is there another famous Spitzer?)

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Buckingham Palace: Any way the Brits can change their little constitution to skip over William and make Harry the next king? Nice to see a throwback to the days when kings went off to war with the troops, rather than just playing polo and hanging with Elton John.

Roxanne Roberts: I don't think they'll let William go off to war, so no fair blaming him for staying home. Good on Harry, but I think there will be more drinking and polo from the young prince.

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Richmond, Va.: I usually don't know what champagne I'm drinking if it's brought to me in a glass at parties. Did you sneak a look at the bottles?

Roxanne Roberts: Amy's a REPORTER, people. Even while swilling champers with B-list stars!

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The McCain Family: Now that he is definitely the nominee, can you give us a rundown on all the kids -- from both marriages. It is confusing. How many are adopted?

Amy Argetsinger: Okay, everyone -- your McCain Kid Cheat Sheet now available!

From the first marriage to Carol Shepp:

-Doug, who is about 48

-Andy, who is about 46

[Shepp's kids, whom McCain adopted when they were 3 and 5]

-daughter Sidney, 40-something

From the second marriage to Cindy:

-Meghan, 23 (the one you see campaigning with dad)

-Jack, 21 (attends the US Naval Academy)

-Jimmy, 19 (Marine stationed in Iraq)

-Bridget, 16 (adopted from Bangladesh)

Got it? Not as easy to keep track of as the Romney boys (Matt, Josh, Tagg, Ben, and... damn, I keep forgetting!), but you'll get the hang of it. We'll have a quiz next week!

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Britney and Justin in denim: The image had been removed from my brain, but thanks for putting it back in.

Amy Argetsinger: Sorry, man.

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"Back then, it was rare for couples to go out dressed alike" : Hmmm. I guess she's also implying that when SHE did it, it was cool. Posh, spouses dressing alike is not cool. No matter who is doing it, and when they did it.

Amy Argetsinger: The great joy of reading her autobiography is trying to figure out what exactly she's ever trying to imply. Mostly it seems to be that people who are mean to her are ugly.

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That man abused himself for years, how is it he's still alive? : Don't forget Dennis Hopper.

Amy Argetsinger: He actually looks much better than Keef, though.

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Speaking of New York: What will they do for police protection when Jesse L. Martin leaves "Law and Order" next month? More importantly, how will I recover?

Amy Argetsinger: He's still on that show? You're still watching that show?

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My celebrity spotting: I saw Jacques Frederic ("Freddy" to his friends) Mugnier at Sushi-Ko last Wednesday night, dining with his spouse before heading to San Francisco for La Paulee. He too was shorter than I expected.

Amy Argetsinger: I have no idea what any of this means. Sorry!

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Hartford, Conn.: Hello. I have on a news channel while enjoying your chat. I work at home and plan my Wednesdays around you. But, on TV, I am struck that Hillary Clinton is looking a little chunky. Shame on me -- would I say that about a man? -- but Obama is a string bean anyway. My question is -- what do they eat on the campaign trail? Is food catered to them or does someone call Pizza Hut? I know its a weird question but seems like you guys will know. Thanks.

Roxanne Roberts: A little of both. (And yes, I noticed the same thing.) I blame the schedules, which are crazy. It's hard not to gain weight when you don't have time to plan meals or work out---or sleep. I also read that lack of sleep makes it harder to lose extra pounds, but I don't know if that's true.

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Washington Post Newsroom: No, Amy knows what type of champagne is is because she normally orders by the bottle

Amy Argetsinger: I don't know what that's supposed to mean.

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Wills: He's shipping out also via the Royal Navy.

Sigh. I need a life.

Roxanne Roberts: I hadn't read that. Good for him. Bet he gets the upper bunk.

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Denim Don't: Ew, me too. I don't know why the image in my head won't go away. I guess it was that traumatizing.

Amy Argetsinger: Sorry!

Meanwhile for the rest of you, just google Britney and Justin and denim and it will pop right up. You have to remember, this was a pre-9/11 thing. So easy to forget that world existed.

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Bertinelli: For some people of a certain age (we could not care less about the Van Halen era), she will always be Barbara Cooper. Not the best show, but we watched for one reason -- to see Barbara Cooper.

Roxanne Roberts: I assume that's the operating principle behind the talk show.

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And here's a photo of the denim couple for those of you who haven't seen it:: Denim Couple

Amy Argetsinger: My apologies in advance.

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Posh the author: Are ugly people allowed to purchase her book?

Amy Argetsinger: No.

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There are jerks in every city who think they're better than everyone else: I'll vouch for that, even in my podunk Midwest town.: right, but everyone thinks they're jerks for being so deluded. In Washington, everyone supports the egoists' self-centered beliefs.

Roxanne Roberts: Not everyone. Our job is to keep folks from getting TOO full of themselves.

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Anonymous: So Bloomberg serves Tattinger and Veuve Cliquot, what is served at a Late Night Shots party? Those little idiots seem a little more exclusive than the Bloomberg party, they better at least have good booze.

Amy Argetsinger: More exclusive? I can't imagine an LNS party attracting the likes of Valerie Bertinelli or Ludacris or Ace from American Idol. Or Maura Tierney! She was at one of those Bloomberg shindigs. Also: lots of reporters.

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Washington, D.C.: I am interested in learning more about journalism. I was wondering if either of you ever give talks where you provide your insight on how you landed your current gig covering the D.C. party circuit and following the shenanigans of local politicos? Maybe something explaining how you transitioned to that coverage from your previous beats on the Post's Metro and National desks?

I would find this sort of insight fascinating.

Amy Argetsinger: Are you kidding? I give this kind of talk all the time. It's very boring.

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Are either of you going...: to Patrick O'Connell's dinner event/gala? Who will actually do the cooking at this?

Roxanne Roberts: I'm going, and I assume Patrick will oversee the kitchen, as always. I can't imagine he could sit still if he wasn't.

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Dupont, Washington, D.C.: I grew up in Detroit and thus am a die-hard Red Wings fan. Sergei Federov was a Red Wing for ages.

Amy Argetsinger: Well, then, you should head up the welcome committee. Let's see if we can find him a nice D.C. girl.

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Amy Argetsinger: Meanwhile, I'm told that Frederic Mugnier is the maker of a series of fine, fragrant and scintillating wines. Also, he's French.

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In your opinion...: What is the Easter Egg Hunt where one has the best chance of seeing a celebrity? Which one would have the best goodies?

Roxanne Roberts: There's really only one celebrity egg hunt---the White House. There's are usually a few bold-face names, but nothing that merits standing in line for hours to get tickets. Trust me.

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Fametracker: Anyone remember this Web site? It was the Farmer's Almanac of celebrity worth--rated various celebs on their "real" fame vs. their "deserved" fame? I miss it.

FameTracker

Amy Argetsinger: Are they still putting up new content? They had some funny stuff back in the day.

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What do they eat on the campaign trail? : I remember Geraldine Ferraro saying during her VP campaign that she'd gained about 10 pounds from eating food she was expected to eat on the campaign trail in order to be polite, and one of her first priorities after the November 1984 election was to shed the extra weight.

Roxanne Roberts: That sounds exactly right.

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War Princes: Actually I think Charles was in the military, Navy, as is tradition for his family. I just don't think the Brits had any wars going when he was on active duty. His brother however, was a Royal Marine helicopter pilot assigned to HMS Brazen when they visited our beloved Baltimore many years ago. I was 12 or 13 at the time and got to tour the ship with my uncle. I even go to see Prince Andrew's helicopter named, "The Brazen Hussy."

Amy Argetsinger: Was that back in his Koo Stark days?

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Poor Britney: The outfit is hideous but look how young and healthy and clean she looks then as opposed to what we see now. In addition to all of her problems right now, I am especially haunted by one thing: Why can't someone help her take off her old finger nail polish? She always has short nails with half the polish gone.

Amy Argetsinger: Now, that's really rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

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Roxanne Roberts: Yikes, already time to fly. Speaking of which, you all LOSE an hour over the weekend when Daylight Savings Time kicks in ("Spring--spring ahead, Fall--fall back.") Set your clocks for noon EDT next week---in the meanwhile, send your tips to reliablesource@washpost.com. Cheers.

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