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RIPP IN DISTRESS: I.Amb TrIM who triggered the Monica Lewinsky scandal with allegedly illegal taping of her phone conversations with the presidential intern, has $750,000 in legal bills, she says. And the tab could easily increase beyond $1 million as Maryland prosecutors pursue her for the illegal wiretapping. Tripp has set up a website (www.lindatripp.com) and taken out ads for the Linda R. Tripp Defense Fund Trust as she tries to defray her legal expenses. "Linda Tripp urgently needs your help today to mount a first-rate defense to the unfair and vindictive charges against her and to clear her name," says the website. "The Clintons and their political allies want to destroy Linda, both to punish her for having the guts to stand up the and expose Bill Clinton's lies and to disocurage future whistleblowers who may be political threats to the Clintons and their friends."

N0 NAME CANDIDATES: National

Democrats had high hopes of retaining the vacant seat of Rep. Ron Klink (D.-Pa-), now a U.S. Senate hopeful, and of gaining the Illinois seat of retiring GOP Rep. John Edward Porter The chief reason for their optimism was the illustrious pedigree and personal wealth of the most-talked of candidates for the two seats: An Rooney, son of Pittsburgh Stealers owner Art Rooney and Christopher Kennedy, son of Robert E Kennedy and a resident of Kenilworth, M., in Porter's district But those hopes were dashed as both Rooney mid Kennedy announced they were not going to run for office next year after all. Both cited concerns about their young families.

BIGGER TENURE FOR BIGGERT.

Most observers credited the narrow nomination last year of liberal GOPer Judy Biggert for Congress over a conservative in Illinois' 13th District to her support from the US, Term Units group after pledging to limit her own tenure to three term But earlier this month, Rep. Biggert reversed herself, broke her pledge and said she may run "for another two, three or more terms" The reason, she explained, was the retirement of fellow Republican Representatives Tom Ewing and John Edward Porter and the 34 years of House seniority Illinois will lose. "I realize that it is time to give up the sef-imposed NiMit on what I can contribute to building seniority and, yes, clout for linois," Biggert said. "So to all my constituents, friends, and advisors who warned me not to support term limits, I'll say it-you were right Biggert is the second GOP House freshman signer of the "three-terns-you're-out" pledge to break it this year Nebraska Rep. Lee Terry, jr, a staunch conservative, became the first fresh man to say he was wrong to sign the pledge and therefore would noir limit his tenure.

ISTOOK ADDS IT UP: During his time in the White House, Pesident Clinton has spent 180 days outside the U.S., visiting 104 countries. And while on foreign soil, Rep. Ernest Istook (R.-Okla.) observed recently, "Mr. Clinton has made pledges totaling $22 billion of American taxpayers' money. That is an average of $122 million a day. Based on this average, his latest trip to Europe will cost us over $1.5 billion for his promises to give away our money" The taxpayers could be saved a lot of money, concluded Istook, "if Bill Clinton would just settle down and stay home'

COALITION MOVES: The Christian Coalition announced November 5 that it plans to move from Chesapeake Va.-ftee hours from Washington, D.C.--to the Northern Virginia suburbs of the Nation's Capital. "We hope to make a smooth and quick transition to Northern Virginia and be in place and ready to introduce a new legislative agenda before the next session of Congress," coalition President Pat Robertson said. "We will also maintain the critical link with our strong state affiliates all across the country as we work to monitor legislation on the state and local level."

CRIMINALS'. RIGHTS: Even though they are by definition criminals, illegal immi-- grants have now been granted some more rights by our own federal government. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will start enforcing the supposed civil tights of illegal aliens in the workplace. -nbe civ rights at the workplace must apply to all workers:' said EEOC chairwoman Ida Castro. "We've become aware that many of these workers are retaliated ag once they complain, and basically they have little protection:' As it does for American c,tiens, the EEOC will now help sue employers for violating the civil rights of illegal aliens, including wrongful termination.

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