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AN STYLE='font-size: 100%; color: #990000; font-weight: bold; '>A Good Girl, a Bad Girl and a Pop Song
Two blonds are fighting over who gets Screwed first. Now, don't be vulgar. This is a dispute between unavoidable hotel heiress PARIS HILTON, left (sister of less famous Nicky), and squeaky-clean singer-actress HAYLIE DUFF (sister of more famous Hilary). Each recorded a song called Screwed for her upcoming debut album. When a bootleg copy of Hilton's version hit the Net last week, the still hazy issue of who has first-release rights to the tune became urgent. While the record companies work things out, we'd like to suggest a compromise: recruit brunet rocker Ashlee Simpson (sister of more famous Jessica) for a trio.

Dispatched to Hollywood
Somebody hail Travis Bickle. Sports-car chase scenes must be running out of gas: the humble cab is stealing all the great vehicular roles.

In this summer's The Bourne Supremacy, ex — CIA agent MATT DAMON steals a Volga taxi and is pursued through the streets of Moscow. It's almost as hair raising as a rush-hour trip to the airport.

Gray-haired assassin TOM CRUISE takes JAMIE FOXX'S cab on an ever worsening ride through Los Angeles in the newly opened Collateral. Maybe now hacks will start steering clear of white guys in suits.

In October's Taxi, a remake of a French film, lead-foot cabbie QUEEN LATIFAH will help green cop JIMMY FALLON solve a series of bank robberies. Just how much do you tip hip-hop royalty, anyway?

Hey, Who Was Supposed to Invite Toby Keith?
These musicians say they're angry Americans too — just at the guy running the place. This October an A-list collection of artists, including BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BONNIE RAITT, the DIXIE CHICKS and PEARL JAM will kick off Vote for Change, a 34-city tour to help the liberal group America Coming Together unseat President Bush in November. "I'm afraid of the attitude of the people in the White House right now," says Matthews. "This is the most important election of my lifetime, and if I don't say anything, it will sit badly in my heart." Whether the tour will change votes or face a backlash isn't yet clear. But its all-swing-state lineup should guarantee a first: New Yorkers will have to hit Philly for the season's hot show.

Opera, Extra Soap
The low notes ring loudest in The King and I, a tart tell-all due in October from Herbert Breslin, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI'S former publicist. In this tale of "a beautiful, simple, lovely guy who turned into a very determined, aggressive and somewhat unhappy superstar," Breslin claims Pavarotti lip-synchs when he's tired, often forgets lyrics and calls pals "stupido." The round-bellied tenor requires a limo to travel just a block, says Breslin, and "has to have gained and lost more than 5,000 pounds" during their 36-year partnership. In a 2003 interview in the book, Pavarotti says, "Herbert was my wife in the opera." The singer may have to change that tune: O sole mio?