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■ White House bans Investor’s Business Daily reporter Paul Sperry from social events after he asks President Clinton about Chinese campaign contributions in 1996. According to Seattle Times account, Clinton’s “face turned red and he launched into an argument that lasted nearly 10 minutes.” Said Clinton: “The FBI wants you to write about that rather than about Waco”… “If President Reagan could be an actor and become president,” says Clinton at Hollywood fundraiser, “maybe I could become an actor. I’ve got a good pension, I can work for cheap.” . . . At event sponsored by Access Now for Gay and Lesbian Equality, the Gay Men’s Chorus sings line, “You can’t have New York without Queens.” Says Clinton: “If someone would furnish me with the lyrics of that song, I would be eternally grateful.” . . . Since 1996, Clinton administration has declared on average one region of country a “disaster area” per week, doubling rate of 12 years earlier, says U.S. News & World Report. . . . Clintons’ foreign trips cost $72 million last year, reports General Accounting Office. . . . Next year, Clinton may finally go to Vietnam, reports Washington Post.

■ Department of Keep-It-To-Yourself: At fundraiser, Tipper Gore introduces husband. “I love it when she beckons me with her finger like that,” says vice president. “I always respond.” . . . Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D., N.Y.) issues long-expected Bill Bradley endorsement: “Nothing is the matter with Mr. Gore, except that he can’t be elected president.” . . . Gore: “I thought politics was the absolute last thing I would ever do with my life.” . . . Newsweek poll of New Hampshire primary voters: 40 percent favor Gore, 36 percent prefer Bradley. . . . Democratic consultant Bill Carrick: “I think the distance between Vice President Gore and Ted Kennedy’s pretty small” (courtesy of The Hotline).

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■ White House bans Investor’s Business Daily reporter Paul Sperry from social events after he asks President Clinton about Chinese campaign contributions in 1996. According to Seattle Times account, Clinton’s “face turned red and he launched into an argument that lasted nearly 10 minutes.” Said Clinton: “The FBI wants you to write about that rather than about Waco”… “If President Reagan could be an actor and become president,” says Clinton at Hollywood fundraiser, “maybe I could become an actor. I’ve got a good pension, I can work for cheap.” . . . At event sponsored by Access Now for Gay and Lesbian Equality, the Gay Men’s Chorus sings line, “You can’t have New York without Queens.” Says Clinton: “If someone would furnish me with the lyrics of that song, I would be eternally grateful.” . . . Since 1996, Clinton administration has declared on average one region of country a “disaster area” per week, doubling rate of 12 years earlier, says U.S. News & World Report. . . . Clintons’ foreign trips cost $72 million last year, reports General Accounting Office. . . . Next year, Clinton may finally go to Vietnam, reports Washington Post.

■ Department of Keep-It-To-Yourself: At fundraiser, Tipper Gore introduces husband. “I love it when she beckons me with her finger like that,” says vice president. “I always respond.” . . . Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D., N.Y.) issues long-expected Bill Bradley endorsement: “Nothing is the matter with Mr. Gore, except that he can’t be elected president.” . . . Gore: “I thought politics was the absolute last thing I would ever do with my life.” . . . Newsweek poll of New Hampshire primary voters: 40 percent favor Gore, 36 percent prefer Bradley. . . . Democratic consultant Bill Carrick: “I think the distance between Vice President Gore and Ted Kennedy’s pretty small” (courtesy of The Hotline).