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Were White House coffees used for fund-raising? Clinton mouthpiece Mike McCurry: “Technically, they were not used for fund-raising, but they became an element of the financial program that we were trying to pursue in connection with the campaign.” Did Sen. Chris Dodd (D., Conn.) attend a controversial coffee? Dodd: “I would not argue I was there, and I would not argue I was not there.” . . . Dick Morris on Clinton’s renting out of the Lincoln bedroom: “Surprised he didn’t auction off a place in his own bedroom. He’d probably sleep on the floor if somebody gave him a million.” . . . Sens. Russ Feingold (D., Wis.) and Pat Moynihan (D., N.Y.) call for independent counsel in Clinton fund-raising scandals. Wall Street Journal reports that Clinton makes late-night calls to Senate Democrats to complain. Meanwhile, Steve Forbes’s Americans for Hope, Growth, and Opportunity runs ads seconding Moynihan. . . . Elaine Chao, former Peace Corps director and wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), warns Sen. Fred Thompson (R., Tenn.) that aggressive Indogate hearings could frighten Asian-Americans. . . . At White House, SF mayor Willie Brown chose the Lincoln bedroom over the Queen’s because although “the allure for my constituents was somewhat tempting . . . I went with the cat that freed me.”

Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.), facing low popularity, defects from pro-lifers on overseas abortion funding. Also defecting: Sen. John Warner (R., Va.), said to be paying back pro-lifers for their support of primary challenger Jim Miller. On eve of vote, National Audubon Society president John Flicker writes congressmen “to remind you that we approach population growth as one of the most critical environmental issues threatening the survival of birds and their habitat.” . . . Conservative reps. are on the move: in Wisconsin Mark Neumann “definitely” will challenge ultralib. Sen. Feingold in ’98; in Missouri, Jim Talent may try to succeed Gov. Mel Carnahan (D.). Neumann’s chances could be boosted by pro-life efforts to recall both Wisconsin senators, who voted to keep partial-birth abortion legal… . New California GOP chairman Mike Schroeder says investigating vote fraud against Bob Dornan won’t undermine minority recruitment: “We’re talking about outreach to Californians. Not outreach to felons.” . . . In understatement of the year, Rep. Tom Davis (R., Va.) says of D.C. reform, “This is not going to be the Emerald City overnight.” … Sen. Rod Grams (R., Minn.) on recent liberal proposals: “If socialism isn’t good, it can’t be good for kids.”

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Were White House coffees used for fund-raising? Clinton mouthpiece Mike McCurry: “Technically, they were not used for fund-raising, but they became an element of the financial program that we were trying to pursue in connection with the campaign.” Did Sen. Chris Dodd (D., Conn.) attend a controversial coffee? Dodd: “I would not argue I was there, and I would not argue I was not there.” . . . Dick Morris on Clinton’s renting out of the Lincoln bedroom: “Surprised he didn’t auction off a place in his own bedroom. He’d probably sleep on the floor if somebody gave him a million.” . . . Sens. Russ Feingold (D., Wis.) and Pat Moynihan (D., N.Y.) call for independent counsel in Clinton fund-raising scandals. Wall Street Journal reports that Clinton makes late-night calls to Senate Democrats to complain. Meanwhile, Steve Forbes’s Americans for Hope, Growth, and Opportunity runs ads seconding Moynihan. . . . Elaine Chao, former Peace Corps director and wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), warns Sen. Fred Thompson (R., Tenn.) that aggressive Indogate hearings could frighten Asian-Americans. . . . At White House, SF mayor Willie Brown chose the Lincoln bedroom over the Queen’s because although “the allure for my constituents was somewhat tempting . . . I went with the cat that freed me.”

Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.), facing low popularity, defects from pro-lifers on overseas abortion funding. Also defecting: Sen. John Warner (R., Va.), said to be paying back pro-lifers for their support of primary challenger Jim Miller. On eve of vote, National Audubon Society president John Flicker writes congressmen “to remind you that we approach population growth as one of the most critical environmental issues threatening the survival of birds and their habitat.” . . . Conservative reps. are on the move: in Wisconsin Mark Neumann “definitely” will challenge ultralib. Sen. Feingold in ’98; in Missouri, Jim Talent may try to succeed Gov. Mel Carnahan (D.). Neumann’s chances could be boosted by pro-life efforts to recall both Wisconsin senators, who voted to keep partial-birth abortion legal… . New California GOP chairman Mike Schroeder says investigating vote fraud against Bob Dornan won’t undermine minority recruitment: “We’re talking about outreach to Californians. Not outreach to felons.” . . . In understatement of the year, Rep. Tom Davis (R., Va.) says of D.C. reform, “This is not going to be the Emerald City overnight.” … Sen. Rod Grams (R., Minn.) on recent liberal proposals: “If socialism isn’t good, it can’t be good for kids.”