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■ Naomi Wolf wrote a book called Promiscuities. And she’s advising the vice president?

■ Manchester, N.H. (AP)—Sources close to Texas Gov. George W. Bush say that the Republican front-runner will not attend the Feb. 1 primary here because of a scheduling conflict with a Houston fundraiser. The event, headlined by Tejano singer Emilio and billed as “A Salute to a Conservative Compassion that Cares,” is expected to raise nearly $2 million, bringing Bush’s total fundraising haul to $100 million. Bush aides brush off criticisms that their candidate is “dodging” early caucuses and primaries. “Why do we want to get down in the mud with candidates who no one takes seriously?” asks one top-level aide, arguing that the “stature gap” between Bush and the GOP candidates actually competing in the early events only serves to cement the governor’s lead in national polls. The New Hampshire announcement comes a week after Bush begged off the Iowa caucuses, citing a long-planned parachuting excursion with his father, the former president.

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■ Naomi Wolf wrote a book called Promiscuities. And she’s advising the vice president?

■ Manchester, N.H. (AP)—Sources close to Texas Gov. George W. Bush say that the Republican front-runner will not attend the Feb. 1 primary here because of a scheduling conflict with a Houston fundraiser. The event, headlined by Tejano singer Emilio and billed as “A Salute to a Conservative Compassion that Cares,” is expected to raise nearly $2 million, bringing Bush’s total fundraising haul to $100 million. Bush aides brush off criticisms that their candidate is “dodging” early caucuses and primaries. “Why do we want to get down in the mud with candidates who no one takes seriously?” asks one top-level aide, arguing that the “stature gap” between Bush and the GOP candidates actually competing in the early events only serves to cement the governor’s lead in national polls. The New Hampshire announcement comes a week after Bush begged off the Iowa caucuses, citing a long-planned parachuting excursion with his father, the former president.