Media-Whore D'Oevres



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"On Intrade, where bettors are giving (Vice President Al Gore) a 13.8 percent chance of winning the Democratic nomination, to Obama's 11.5 percent. The market is usually a pretty good measure, sometimes a leading indicator, of conventional wisdom. But that's a pretty dramatic bet." (Politico)

"Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills met in court today as their lawyers tried to hammer out potentially the most costly divorce deal in British legal history." (Thisislondon)

"Warner Bros. is developing a screen version of Beau Willimon's play 'Farragut North,' with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star and George Clooney eyeing the project as director. DiCaprio's Appian Way will produce with Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smoke House shingle taking an onscreen role ... Protag is a young communications director for a fast-rising presidential candidate. During the course of the campaign, the idealistic young man falls prey to the backstabbing and other dirty trickery of seasoned rivals. The play is headed for Broadway next year, with Mike Nichols reportedly in line to direct Jake Gyllenhaal in the thesp's Broadway debut." (Variety)

"Tilda Swinton (in a white coat and Louboutins) was spotted at the PJ Harvey concert last night at the Beacon Theater ... Chris Rock was seen lunching at Bryant Park Café on Sunday." (Fashionweekdaily)

"And about 10 days ago, about 50 Christian conservative leaders met behind closed doors in Salt Lake City to discuss what they would do if Giuliani gets the Republican nod. Their decision? They would bolt the party." (Politico)