Fox TV poll: Twice as many Americans believe Saddam Hussein will keep promise and permit inspections (36 per cent) as believe Bill Clinton will tell what happened with Monica Lewinsky (16 per cent). Iraqi dictator not honest or trustworthy, say 95 per cent. . . . NBC/Wall Street Journal poll: Half of public believes Clinton had affair with Lewinsky, up from 39 per cent three weeks earlier. . . . ABC’s Sam Donaldson: “Hillary Clinton, I’m convinced, is masterminding the defense in this Monica Lewinsky case.” . . . Rightwing conspiracy vaster than we thought? Old photo of Lewinsky and first boyfriend reveals copy of Ayn Rand’s Anthem in background. . . . Ken Starr attacked for having Lewinsky’s mother testify, but nobody criticized Clinton lawyers last October for compelling Paula Jones’s mother to do the same. . . . Job interview? White House press secretary Mike McCurry dines with U.S. Chamber of Commerce president. . . . Clinton moves Peking trip from November to this June, following start of Paula Jones trial on May 27.
Republican Leadership Council’s Mark Miller issues press release blasting “the intolerant viewpoints” of social conservative Gary Bauer, who bought ads for special election in California highlighting support by Democrat Lois Capps for partial-birth abortion. Reaction from RLC advisory-board member Sen. Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.): “Mark Miller’s divisive and intemperate comments do not reflect my views. The [RLC] was created to unite, not divide, Republicans.” . . . NBC/Wall Street Journal poll: Americans prefer GOP control of Congress, 41 to 37 per cent. . . . House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston (R., La.) has 77 votes to become Speaker if Newt Gingrich steps down, reports Roll Call. . . . Clinton endorses Internet Tax Freedom Act, awaits action from Congress. . . . Former Sen. Bob Packwood (R., Ore.) makes first public appearance at GOP gathering since 1995 resignation. . . . House approves free-trade bill for sub-Saharan Africa. Of 53 co-sponsors, at least 30 were against fast-track legislation in November. Most are black Democrats. . . . Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.) on bringing home the bacon: “The word pork is not offensive to me.”
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