For The Record

* President Clinton, on Nov. 3 elections: "Our crowd is about to defy history. Our crowd is about to show that they don't want to be manipulated. Our crowd is about to say we've seen the last six years and we like it." . . . Fox News poll: 60 per cent believe Clinton would lie again; 52 per cent think if Clinton-Lewinsky scandal were a soap opera, it would be cancelled. . . . Clinton, as House approves impeachment inquiry in bipartisan vote: "It is not in my hands. It is in the hands of Congress and the people of this country-ultimately in the hands of God." . . . Hillary Clinton goes to Bulgaria for 23rd wedding anniversary-first time the first couple has spent special day apart since moving into White House.

* Rep. Mark Sanford (R., S.C.) on budget deal, in Washington Post: "I remember reading all about these Christmas-tree bills before I came to Congress and being disgusted." . . . Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.): "People who voted Republican [in 1994] could probably bring a bait-and-switch suit against the GOP for pork barreling." . . . Ron Utt of Heritage Foundation: "This was a tour de force for the President." . . . Thomas Mann of Brookings Institution, in New York Times: "It really is quite amazing that at a point of seeming weakness and vulnerability, when he is the target of only the third impeachment inquiry in history, that the President finds himself basically dictating the terms of the budget endgame in Congress."

* University of New Hampshire poll of state residents indicates Texas Gov. George W. Bush leading Republican primary field in 2000 with 20 per cent, followed by Colin Powell (19 per cent) and Lamar Alexander (17 per cent). Vice President Gore has big lead over all other Democratic contenders, with 50 per cent. . . . CBS/New York Times poll: 62 per cent of New Yorkers say Gov. George Pataki should not run for President in 2000. . . . Sen. Bob Kerrey (D., Neb.) promises decision on White House bid by end of year.

* House Minority Whip David Bonior, class-warfare veteran, comes under fire in Detroit News for claiming $39,000 condo in "lower-middle-class area" of Michigan district as primary residence; Bonior also owns, as D.C. residence, $318,000 home on scenic bluff overlooking Chesapeake Bay, in community which excludes potential homebuyers who have not "achieved recognized status in a professional field." . . . Sen. Kit Bond (R., Mo.) says U.S. should consider lifting 22-year-old executive order forbidding government agencies such as CIA to assassinate foreign leaders deemed a threat to national security. . . . Melrose Place star Heather Locklear subs for Newt Gingrich, detained in Washington during budget negotiations, at fundraiser for GOP House candidate Randy Hoffman, challenger to first-term Rep. Brad Sherman (D., Calif.). . . . Record number of doctors, other medical professionals run for Congress this year, apparently inspired by growing government involvement in health care. . . . Rep. Lois Capps (D., Calif.) and Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.) led House and Senate, respectively, in financial contributions from top union PACs, reports National Legal and Policy Center. . . . Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) writes to Fidel Castro announcing support for Cuba's grant of political asylum to former Black Liberation Army leader Assata Shakur (nee Joanne Chesimard), under extradition.

* National Fatherhood Initiative reports that 40 per cent of children live in homes without biological father; 40 per cent of absentee fathers haven't seen their kids in more than a year. President Wade Horn: "America's children are suffering from a dearth of good fathers." . . . Amnesty International condemns Texas as "conveyor belt of death" for leading nation in executions of convicted criminals. . . . Capital Research Center grades corporations on philanthropic giving. May Department Stores, Freddie Mac, WMX Technologies, and Dayton Hudson receive failing marks for donating heavily to left-wing causes. More than three dollars flow to liberal non-profit groups for every dollar sent rightward, says study. Only Eli Lilly & Co. earns mark of B or higher.

* Nobel Prize for literature, worth $978,000, awarded to Portuguese Communist Party member Jose Saramago. His 1991 book The Gospel According to Jesus Christ was condemned by Catholic Church. Vatican newspaper criticizes "yet another ideologically slanted award." . . . Newly released files show that FBI kept tabs on Groucho Marx, but concluded he wasn't member of Communist Party, contrary to 1953 claim by confidential informant. . . . National Journalism Center accepting applications for winter internship program in Washington, D.C. Eight-week program begins Dec. 7; deadline for applications is Nov. 20. Contact: M. Stanton Evans or Mal Kline at 800 Maryland Ave., NE, Washington, D.C.; 202-544-1333; njc@dc.infi.net.

* Fewer than 3,000 Mexicans living in United States have filed with home country for dual nationality status since law became effective in March. . . . New Zealand raises immigration quota, plans to open recruiting offices in China, Russia, and South Africa. . . . Imelda Marcos, wife of former president, acquitted of corruption charges in appeal to Philippine Supreme Court. . . . Royal Artillery, one of British army's most storied regiments, plans to scrap traditional artillery in favor of multi-launch rockets by 2006.