For The Record - most of those polled believed President Clinton was to blame for the Monica Lewinsky scandal; Bill Bradley turned down a campaign funds cap offer in the 1990 election; these and other items are discussed - Brief Article

President Clinton, on meeting Hillary at Yale Law School: "She was an interesting, compelling-looking woman, so I followed her out of class. . . . I got right behind her and I said, 'No, this is nothing but trouble.' . . . And then I kind of stalked her around the law school for two or three weeks." . . . In wake of First Lady linking husband's infidelity to childhood relationship with mother and grandmother, Fox News poll asks who is to blame for Monica Lewinsky scandal: 90 percent say Clinton, 1 percent say Clinton's mother and grandmother. . . . Only 30 percent say Hillary believes own charge of "vast right-wing conspiracy" against president.

Eldest second daughter Karenna Gore Schiff tells New Woman magazine, "When I was a kid, Mighty Mouse was a popular cartoon, and my mother would say, 'Now the girl mouse is going to get rescued by Mighty Mouse. And I don't like the show for that reason. You should just realize that the girl mouse could get herself out of that situation on her own.'" . . . Bill Bradley in August: "I think this is a time when it's possible to raise too much money." But in 1990 N.J. Senate race, Bradley refused offer by challenger Christine Todd Whitman to cap campaign spending at $3 million per candidate. . . . Following disclosure that a state college in Stratham, N.H., paid $5,000 to rent an air conditioner to keep a room cool for Vice President Al Gore, Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D.) orders state agencies to make sure presidential campaigns reimburse them for expenses.

George W. Bush distances himself from former Calif. governor Pete Wilson, despite reports Wilson is ready to help campaign, owing to fears Wilson's involvement would hurt Bush among Hispanic voters. . . . Bush buys 1,500-acre cattle ranch near Crawford, Tex., fueling speculation it will become "Western White House." . . . Lamar Alexander abandons presidential race, does not endorse another candidate. . . . Former Alexander supporter Sen. Fred Thompson (Tenn.) endorses Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) . . . McCain calls for permanent ban on Internet sales taxes. . . . N.Y. mayor Rudy Giuliani endorses Bush. . . . Sen. Bob Smith (I., N.H.) says he won't seek U.S. Taxpayers Party nomination after bolting GOP, appears ready to abandon any White House bid to care for ailing wife.

Following tax-cut vote, Fox News poll shows Republicans leading Democrats in generic ballot, 48 to 35 percent, up from 43 to 38 percent lead in June. . . . House Speaker Denny Hastert says term limits are dead: "We haven't been able to pass [term limits] the last four years. I don't think the support is there in Congress now. . . . I don't think we'll see this again in the near future." . . . Oregon Republicans refuse to hold traditional four-year gathering at Seaside, after convention-center commission refuses to let Rose City Gun Show use facility. . . . Gov. John Engler (R., Mich.) tells Detroit Free Press he has "never supported [school] vouchers" while in office, refuses to sign petition to put school-choice measure on 2000 ballot. Engler aides say initiative polls poorly and would hurt reelection hopes of Sen. Spencer Abraham (R.) by boosting Democratic turnout. . . . Jim Bradley, viewed as frontrunner in Salt Lake City mayoral race, proposes gouging tourists during 2002 Winter Olympics: "We have to raise the car-rental tax as high as we can possibly do it-even shamelessly high-to generate revenue. . . . We have to look at opportunities like that to just screw 'em."

Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell says he will "fight to the death" defending city's set-aside requirement against lawsuit by Southeastern Legal Foundation. . . . El Cenizo, Tex., declares itself "safe haven" for illegal aliens, promises to fire any city worker who cooperates with Border Patrol, and makes Spanish the town's official language. . . . Denver zoning administration orders woman to quit hosting Bible-study group in home: "Prayer meetings are held more than once a month in the single-unit dwelling . . . in violation of the cited section," reads cease-and-desist order. . . . Nearly 3 percent of adult population is in prison or under police supervision, says Bureau of Justice Statistics. . . . Peregrine falcon removed from endangered-species list.

Calling it "a moral obligation and strategic imperative," 22 signatories, including William F. Buckley Jr. and William Kristol, endorse Project for the New American Century-Heritage Foundation statement urging Clinton administration to "declare unambiguously that it will come to Taiwan's defense in the event of an attack or a blockade. ". . . Beijing blocks visit by Pope John Paul II to Hong Kong on Asian tour this fall because Vatican maintains ties with Taiwan. . . . Japanese cabinet approves research for antiballistic missile defense system to be run jointly with U.S. . . . Former Polish president Lech Walesa says he will run again. . . . Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori seeks draft to confront potential threat from leftist rebels in Colombia. . . . Saudi businessman Saleh Idris sues U.S. for damage done to pharmaceutical plant in Sudan last year by cruise missile, says he never supplied chemicals for nerve gas to Osama bin Laden. . . . After blistering criticism, South Africa's Truth Commission concedes it failed to give full and balanced account of abuses under apartheid. . . . In Bucharest auction, black Buick given by President Nixon to late Communist ruler Nicolae Ceausescu fetches $15,000.