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■ CBS News poll: 66 percent say President Clinton should finish term instead of resign. . .. Harris poll: 62 percent believe moral values will get worse by 2020. … In letter to GOP consultant Craig Shirley, smut publisher Larry Flynt denies ever giving money to President Clinton or Democrats— but Federal Election Commission records reveal $10,000 campaign donation in 1996. . . . Subtle message? Chief Justice Rehnquist wears own robe for Senate trial, using gold-striped design inspired by costume of Lord Chancellor in local production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe in 1995. Philadelphia Inquirer prints Lord Chancellor song lines: “The constitutional guardian I / Of pretty young wards in Chancery / All very agreeable girls—and none / Are over the age of twenty-one.” Later: “There ’d be the deuce to pay in the Lords / If I fell in love with one of my wards!” Rehnquist spokesman assures skeptics, “There is no meaning to it.”

■ CNN poll shows Elizabeth Dole leading Texas Gov. George W. Bush for GOP presidential nomination by one point in New Hampshire. . . . Bush still leads Gore in 2000 match-up, but lead shrinks dramatically since October. Dole also shown to have edge on Gore…… “In an apparent snub to native son Steve Forbes,” writes New Jersey’s Star-Ledger, state leaders fly to Austin for meeting with Bush. … At Heritage Foundation, Dan Quayle slams Bob Dole without naming him: “In 1996, only my Senate colleague Senator [Richard] Lugar was willing to put foreign policy front and center.” Also alludes to Clinton Administration: “No more on-the-job training.” . . . Sen. John Ashcroft (R., Mo.) surprises supporters with announcement he won’t pursue presidency. Eagle Forum’s Phyllis Schlafly, an Ashcroft supporter, besieged by other candidates seeking endorsement. She says there won’t be one soon: “For a lot of us, there wasn’t a good second choice.” … As ex-Sen. Bill Bradley (N.J.) jumps in race for Democratic nomination, Sen. Paul Wellstone (Minn.) begs off.

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■ CBS News poll: 66 percent say President Clinton should finish term instead of resign. . .. Harris poll: 62 percent believe moral values will get worse by 2020. … In letter to GOP consultant Craig Shirley, smut publisher Larry Flynt denies ever giving money to President Clinton or Democrats— but Federal Election Commission records reveal $10,000 campaign donation in 1996. . . . Subtle message? Chief Justice Rehnquist wears own robe for Senate trial, using gold-striped design inspired by costume of Lord Chancellor in local production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe in 1995. Philadelphia Inquirer prints Lord Chancellor song lines: “The constitutional guardian I / Of pretty young wards in Chancery / All very agreeable girls—and none / Are over the age of twenty-one.” Later: “There ’d be the deuce to pay in the Lords / If I fell in love with one of my wards!” Rehnquist spokesman assures skeptics, “There is no meaning to it.”

■ CNN poll shows Elizabeth Dole leading Texas Gov. George W. Bush for GOP presidential nomination by one point in New Hampshire. . . . Bush still leads Gore in 2000 match-up, but lead shrinks dramatically since October. Dole also shown to have edge on Gore…… “In an apparent snub to native son Steve Forbes,” writes New Jersey’s Star-Ledger, state leaders fly to Austin for meeting with Bush. … At Heritage Foundation, Dan Quayle slams Bob Dole without naming him: “In 1996, only my Senate colleague Senator [Richard] Lugar was willing to put foreign policy front and center.” Also alludes to Clinton Administration: “No more on-the-job training.” . . . Sen. John Ashcroft (R., Mo.) surprises supporters with announcement he won’t pursue presidency. Eagle Forum’s Phyllis Schlafly, an Ashcroft supporter, besieged by other candidates seeking endorsement. She says there won’t be one soon: “For a lot of us, there wasn’t a good second choice.” … As ex-Sen. Bill Bradley (N.J.) jumps in race for Democratic nomination, Sen. Paul Wellstone (Minn.) begs off.