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• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown:Al Gore: "There's a lot about politics I like, and there's more than a lot I don't like. Politics requires some skills that I don't have in abundance.". . . Rudy Giuliani tests campaign lines and postures. [NYDN]

• Reliable Source: eBay auctions for dresses of political women aren't popular. [WP]