Sidelights.

The week of Ronald Reagan's death, more than 11,000 items of Reagan memorabilia went for sale on eBay.... Reagan was the tenth President to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. * Just 9 percent of Americans believe Bill Clinton will be remembered as an "outstanding" President, according to a Gallup Poll. Thirteen percent said he will be remembered as a "poor" President. * A Pew Research Center survey of more than 500 national and local reporters, producers, and editors revealed that only 7 percent of national journalists described themselves as "conservative," compared with 33 percent of the general public. Thirty-four percent of national journalists called themselves "liberal," as opposed to 20 percent of the public.... Analysis by the nonpartisan Center for Media and Public Affairs found that 81 percent of John Kerry's press coverage has been positive, "the best press of any nominee" it has ever tracked. * Fifty-four percent of veterans support George W. Bush; 40 percent support Kerry, according to a CBS News poll. * People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a new campaign called "Veg Eye for the Fat Guy." Overweight celebrities such as Ruben Studdard, John Goodman, and Luciano Pavarotti will be sent "vegetarian starter kits" and a PETA cookbook.

* Kellie Gasink, an organizer of protests against the Group of Eight summit in Savannah, GA, expected 5,000 protesters to attend. Only 150 actually showed up. * Forty percent of NASCAR fans are women. * Orthodox rabbis warned that New York City tap water may not be kosher, since it contains harmless micro-organisms that are technically considered shellfish. * French author Michel Thaler published a 233-page novel that contains no verbs. * Eighty-two percent of taxpayers who are audited end up owing more money to the IRS.... Federal income tax refunds were up 7 percent in 2004. The average refund was $2,063. * Forty percent of American singles used an online dating service last year. * Thongs now account for 25 percent of women's ...