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Weather Eye: Hurricane Dennis forced Al Gore to cut his North Carolina vacation short. “The Secret Service was afraid he might be uprooted and topple onto a car.” (Argus Hamilton)

Go Figure: President Clinton has called on Congress to pass a jobs program for the marginally skilled. “I thought Congress was a jobs program for the marginally skilled.” (Jay Leno)

Speaking of Politics: Congressional Republicans say they will move quickly to investigate how the 1993 Branch Davidian fire in Waco was handled. “Congressional Republicans moving quickly? Get the defibrillators ready and put the intensive care unit on alert.” (Jerry Perisho)

Speaking of Politics II: “If Congressional Republicans want to investigate a fiasco that went up in smoke, have them take a look at Newt Gingrich’s Contract With America.” (Perisho)

It’s a Living: Monica Lewinsky has been interning at Marie Claire magazine. “Really, I figured her more for Eclair magazine.” (Daily Scoop)

Literary License: Geri Halliwell, who was formerly known as Ginger Spice, and the Spice Girls will have rival books out in the fall. “Well, this blows the race for the Pulitzer Prize wide open.” (Daily Scoop)

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