These pics were passed along to FishbowlDC, from before last night's debate:

From the Baltimore Sun:

Talking Head Division
Inside the Beltway Arena, Washington, D.C.

Robert Novak (1st seed) vs. Newt Gingrich (16th seed) - He may have helped to "out" CIA operative Valerie Plame, but he's not flaming out. Top-seeded Bobbie "The Bulldog" Novak, despite some troubles this season, is supremely confident, as usual, as he goes up against "Nothing But" Newt Gingrich, who recently admitted that he was having an extramarital affair even as he pursued Bill Clinton on "Monicagate." Bobbie reportedly has some secrets up his sleeve that, come tourney time, he just might disclose.

James Carville (2nd seed) vs.Al Sharpton (15th seed) - The decibel level is expected to hit the roof during this one, and that's not even counting the fans.

Ann Coulter (6th seed) vs. Tony Snow (11th seed) - The right-wing pundit with locks of gold, a heart of steel and an acid tongue would really rather face a Democrat in her first-round match. Still, she's determined to chew up anyone who gets in her way, including Tony, the White House spokesman with a record of being cool under pressure.

Tucker Carlson (8th seed) vs. Chris Matthews (9th seed) - Fleet of mouth, but not of foot, the bow-tied preppie who co-hosted CNN's Crossfire may be too klutzy (based on his first-round elimination in last season's Dancing with the Stars) to move on to the second round. Chris, the mouthy host of MSNBC's Hardball, will use his usual full-court press in a game that is sure to be filled with interruptions.

It's a pretty good idea.

From "In CIA leak case, reporters will be key witnesses":

Prosecutors want to show that Libby lied to investigators about his conversations with journalists regarding outed CIA officer Valerie Plame, and they are expected to rely on former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper and NBC Washington bureau chief Tim Russert to make their case.

Which talking head did the best job this year? From David Ignatius to Jonah Goldberg, from Charlie Cook to Tom Friedman, NationalJournal.com's Irene Tsikitas has the review here.

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Good news:

We've learned that Bloomberg's Jeff St. Onge (who also coaches the first-place Press Club softball team) is back on his feet again and doing well after being mugged at an ATM in Ballston three weeks ago.

A reader mentioned that it might be interested to see who travelled to New Hampshire this past weekend for Obama's big speech.

So who all made the trip?

Adam Nagourney, Dan Balz, John Dickerson, Maureen Dowd, Jake Tapper...

...Who else?

>UPDATE: Walter Shapiro...

>UPDATE: A tipster says, "The BBC sent its chief North America correspondent, Matt Frei, to New Hampshire to cover Senator Obama."

>UPDATE: A tipster says, "Perry Bacon of Time was also in New Hampshire with Obama this weekend."

From the Post's Dan Steinberg:

Marginal celebrity sighting No. 1: Bob Novak, wearing blindingly bright Terrapin red and sporting a bit of a pot belly. Throw a white beard on him and I swear kids would have been jumping in his lap and asking for PlayStations.

(Hat Tip: Last Call!)

Not a fan of our neighbors at the FCC? This video is for you.

(Hat tip: BuzzMachine)

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...DC Style folding its print magazine.

...Capitol Leader.