■ President Bill Clinton, in PBS interview: “You know, I was gratified when, a few years ago a historian of the presidency said that I had kept a higher percentage of my commitments to the American people than any of the last five presidents who preceded me. … I have been trustworthy in my public obligations to the American people, and I have been trustworthy in my dealings with them.” . . . Clinton tries to rearrange travel schedule to attend Rolling Stones concert in Cologne. … In Paris, Hillary Clinton gets tough on Hollywood, criticizes movies with “space aliens who are always blowing up Washington, D.C., and the White House.” . . . Hillary on Today show: “The fact is, I’ve always been a [New York] Yankees fan. … As a young girl [growing up in Chicago], I became very interested and enamored of the Yankees.” . . . Vice president’s campaign manager Tony Coelho on First Lady’s prospective Senate run: “[Republicans] will beat up on her so much so that you’re going to have a lot of women in New York and a lot of women all over the country who are going to deeply resent what they say and how they say it. And as a result of that, [we] are going to benefit as a party.”
■ Al Gore promises to keep Internet “a duty-free, global free-trading zone.” . . . At close of Texas legislative session, Gov. George W. Bush signs parental-notification bill requiring doctors to inform parents when minor-age children seek abortions. . . . Bush swings through Iowa and New Hampshire. “I’ve been involved in every campaign since 1964,” says Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.), observing crowds. “I’ve never seen this kind of energy level.” . . . Steve Forbes begins $10 million ad campaign, hauls in $1.1 million at New York fundraiser. . . . Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) prepares to launch presidential bid. . . . Pat Buchanan aides issue no response when asked whether Buchanan would run on Ross Perot and Jesse Ventura’s Reform Party ticket, which could be worth $12.6 million in federal money for general election, if he is denied GOP nomination. . . . Virginia Republicans vote to abandon caucuses, will hold presidential primary on February 29…. DCCC chair Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D., R.I.), in Providence Journal interview about the 2000 presidential election: “We have written off the rural areas.”




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