■ Federal bench now includes more Clinton than Reagan appointees. . . . Clinton reneges on promise to allow collective bargaining for uniformed Secret Service. Agents picket White House. . . . AFL-CIO President John Sweeney: “Al Gore is the most prominent leader since Franklin Delano Roosevelt to be so strong in his advocacy on behalf of American unions.” On AFL-CIO’s own website, “Union Summer” student activists are referred to as “summeristas” (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/wip98/-wip0615.htm). . . . Anonymous Microsoft employee sends copies of Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged to state attorneys general joining in Justice Department lawsuit. Bill Gates schedules meeting with Milton Friedman. . . . At White House dinner, President Clinton tells Peter Ferrara of Americans for Tax Reform that budget surplus should be used “to finance the transition to private retirement accounts for Social Security.”
■ Scripps Howard Texas Poll: Gov. George W. Bush (R.) leads Garry Mauro (D.) in governor’s race 70 per cent to 17 per cent. When asked if it would affect their vote if Bush said he would run for President, 65 per cent said no. . . . New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani proposes $16.6-million high-tech emergency command center in World Trade Center for use in time of disaster. . . . Election of Rep. Heather Wilson (R., N.M.) marks fourth special-election defeat for Democratic strategy of linking GOP candidates to Newt Gingrich. . . . Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) attacks teacher certification process. . . . Sales director at local Holiday Inn tells Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader about room availability in the third week of February 2000: “We’re sold out already.” … New York Green Party recruits 88-year-old actor Al Lewis from 1960s TV show The Munsters to run for governor. . . . Phoenix considers renaming Sky Harbor International Airport after Barry Goldwater.
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